Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.13.46
Sthāna· The universe in orderThe Lord Sustains Through Inconceivable Potency
“The sage Maitreya said: The Lord, being thus worshiped by all the great sages and transcendentalists, touched the earth with His hooves and placed it on the water.”
What the purport teaches
- Worshiped by the sages and transcendentalists, the Lord touched the earth with His hooves and placed it on the water.
- The all-powerful Lord can sustain huge planets on water or in the air as He wishes. He placed the earth on the water by His inconceivable potency.
- The tiny human brain cannot fully conceive how the Lord’s potencies act. Vague or imaginary explanations do not capture His inconceivable activities.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute remembering the Lord as the sustainer of the earth, without trying to explain away His inconceivable potency.
Ask yourself
Can I acknowledge the limits of my understanding while honoring the Lord’s power?
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.