Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.12.49
Visarga· Brahmā's creationBrahmā Accepts Another Body for Creation
“Thereafter Brahmā accepted another body, in which sex life was not forbidden, and thus he engaged himself in the matter of further creation.”
What the purport teaches
- In Brahmā's former, transcendental body, affection for sex life was forbidden.
- Brahmā therefore accepted another body in which sex life was not forbidden. He then engaged himself in further creation.
- His former body transformed into fog, as the purport recalls.
Try this today
Summarize the sequence in one sentence: the restriction, the change of body and the work of creation.
Ask yourself
Why was accepting another body necessary for Brahmā's further work of creation?
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.