Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.12.38
Visarga· Brahmā's creationPractical Knowledge Supports Spiritual Pursuit
“He also created the medical science, military art, musical art and architectural science, all from the Vedas. They all emanated one after another, beginning from the front face.”
What the purport teaches
- Medical science, military art, musical art and architectural science all arose from the Vedas, one after another.
- The Vedas contain the knowledge needed by human society, on this planet and other planets as well. The purport includes military art and music among the knowledge needed for social order.
- Spiritual knowledge is the main topic of the Vedas. Other branches of knowledge help human beings in their spiritual pursuit.
Try this today
Write one concrete way a skill you already have can support your spiritual learning.
Ask yourself
How can the knowledge I use each day support my spiritual pursuit?
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.