Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.12.46
Visarga· Brahmā's creationVerse Emerges From Marrow and Life-Breath
“The art of writing verse, paṅkti, became manifested from the bone marrow, and that of bṛhatī, another type of verse, was generated from the life-breath of the lord of the living entities.”
What the purport teaches
- The art of writing verse called paṅkti manifested from the bone marrow of the lord of the living entities.
- Bṛhatī, another type of verse, was generated from his life-breath.
- The translation gives each of these two forms of verse a distinct source: bone marrow and life-breath.
Try this today
Read the translation once, then recall which form of verse came from marrow and which came from life-breath.
Ask yourself
What helps me remember the distinct origins of paṅkti and bṛhatī?
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.