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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.12.55

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Population Increases Generation After Generation

“Thereafter, by sex indulgence, they gradually increased generations of population one after another.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.55, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The population increased through their sexual union.
  • This increase took place gradually.
  • Generations of population followed one after another.

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Write a short summary using the phrase “one generation after another.”

Ask yourself

What does the word “gradually” help you notice about this account of population growth?

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

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