Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.12.57
Visarga· Brahmā's creationThe Lord Is Everyone’s Great-Grandfather
“The father, Manu, handed over his first daughter, Ākūti, to the sage Ruci, the middle daughter, Devahūti, to the sage Kardama, and the youngest, Prasūti, to Dakṣa. From them, all the world filled with population.”
What the purport teaches
- Manu gave Ākūti to the sage Ruci, Devahūti to the sage Kardama, and Prasūti to Dakṣa. From them, the world filled with population.
- Brahmā is the original living creature in the universe, from whom Svāyambhuva Manu and Śatarūpā were generated. Since the population of the different planets descended from their family, Brahmā is known as everyone’s grandfather.
- The Personality of Godhead is the father of Brahmā and therefore the great-grandfather of all living beings. The prayer quoted in the purport offers respectful obeisances to Him again and again.
Try this today
Offer respectful obeisances to the Personality of Godhead, remembering Him as the great-grandfather of all living beings.
Ask yourself
How does knowing the Personality of Godhead as everyone’s great-grandfather deepen your desire to honor Him?
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.