Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.15.5
Visarga· Brahmā's creationVedic Knowledge Comes from the Supreme Lord
“O original source of strength and scientific knowledge, all obeisances unto you! You have accepted the differentiated mode of passion from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. With the help of external energy you are born of the unmanifested source. All obeisances unto you!”
What the purport teaches
- The Vedas are described as the original scientific knowledge for all departments of understanding. The Supreme Personality of Godhead first placed this knowledge in Brahmā’s heart.
- Brahmā was born directly from the transcendental body of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. Because this source remains unseen by creatures of the material universe, Brahmā is described as born of the unmanifested.
- Brahmā is the incarnation of the mode of passion in material nature. This nature is the Supreme Lord’s separated, external energy.
Try this today
Before studying today, pause to acknowledge the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the source of Vedic knowledge.
Ask yourself
How does remembering the divine source of Vedic knowledge affect my approach to study?
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.