Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.13.30
Sthāna· The universe in orderThe Lord Personally Lifts the Earth
“Lord Boar penetrated the water with His hooves, which were like sharp arrows, and found the limits of the ocean, although it was unlimited. He saw the earth, the resting place for all living beings, lying as it was in the beginning of creation, and He personally lifted it.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Boar penetrated the water with hooves like sharp arrows and reached the limits of the seemingly unlimited ocean.
- He found the earth, the resting place for all living beings, and personally lifted it.
- Following Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, the purport explains that the earth was not in the Rasātala planetary system. It was at the bottom of the Garbhodaka Ocean, where planets rest during the devastation at the end of Brahmā’s day.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer of thanks to the Lord for lifting the resting place of all living beings.
Ask yourself
What inspires gratitude in me when I consider that the Lord personally lifted the earth?
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.