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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.12.17

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Stop What Is Causing Destruction

“Brahmā told Rudra: O best among the demigods, there is no need for you to generate living entities of this nature. They have begun to devastate everything on all sides with the fiery flames from their eyes, and they have even attacked me.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.17, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Brahmā addresses Rudra respectfully as the best among the demigods.
  • He tells Rudra that there is no need to generate more living entities of this nature.
  • These beings are devastating everything with fiery flames from their eyes. They have even attacked Brahmā.

Try this today

Pause one action or conversation today if you notice it is causing harm.

Ask yourself

Am I willing to stop an activity when its harmful effects become clear?

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

The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.

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