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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.12.15

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Rudra’s Offspring Resemble Him

“The most powerful Rudra, whose bodily color was blue mixed with red, created many offspring exactly resembling him in features, strength and furious nature.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.15, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Rudra is described as most powerful, with a bodily color of blue mixed with red.
  • He created many offspring whose bodily features exactly resembled his own.
  • His offspring also resembled him in strength and furious nature.

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List the three ways Rudra’s offspring resembled him, using the translation.

Ask yourself

Which qualities did Rudra’s offspring share with him?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

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