Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.16.35
Visarga· Brahmā's creationConception Calls for a Devotional Mind
“Lord Brahmā continued: Those two principal doorkeepers of the Personality of Godhead have now entered the womb of Diti, the powerful semen of Kaśyapa Muni having covered them.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Brahmā explained that the two principal doorkeepers had entered Diti’s womb through the powerful semen of Kaśyapa Muni.
- The purport describes the living entity becoming enclosed in material elements supplied by the father and mother. It distinguishes the living entity from the body that develops.
- The purport connects Kaśyapa Muni’s disturbed, angry mind with the conception of Hiraṇyākṣa and Hiraṇyakaśipu. It teaches that the mind should be sober and devotional at conception, and recommends garbhādhāna-saṁskāra for this purpose.
Try this today
Before one family responsibility today, pause briefly to settle your mind and renew a devotional intention.
Ask yourself
What does this teaching suggest about the importance of a sober, devotional state of mind in family responsibilities?
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.