Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.12.37
Visarga· Brahmā's creationVedic Knowledge Unfolds in Order
“Maitreya said: Beginning from the front face of Brahmā, gradually the four Vedas — Ṛk, Yajur, Sāma and Atharva — became manifest. Thereafter, Vedic hymns which had not been pronounced before, priestly rituals, the subject matters of the recitation, and transcendental activities were all established, one after another.”
What the purport teaches
- Maitreya explains that the four Vedas manifested gradually from Brahmā’s faces, beginning with the front face.
- The four Vedas are Ṛk, Yajur, Sāma and Atharva.
- Previously unpronounced Vedic hymns, priestly rituals, subjects of recitation and transcendental activities were then established one after another.
Try this today
Write down the names Ṛk, Yajur, Sāma and Atharva, and read them aloud once.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to learn patiently, one subject at a time?
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.