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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.15.6

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Steady Meditation Leads to Devotional Service

“O lord, all these planets exist within your self, and all the living entities are generated from you. Therefore you are the cause of this universe, and anyone who meditates upon you without deviation attains devotional service.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.15.6, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The demigods describe all the planets as existing within Brahmā.
  • They describe living entities as generated from him and address him as the cause of the universe.
  • The verse states that one who meditates upon him without deviation attains devotional service. Devotional service is the stated result of this steady meditation.

Try this today

Spend one undistracted minute reflecting on devotional service as the goal stated in this verse.

Ask yourself

Am I keeping devotional service as the goal of my spiritual attention?

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.

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