Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.17.16
Visarga· Brahmā's creationSpiritual Upliftment Is More Than Bodily Strength
“These two demons who appeared in ancient times soon began to exhibit uncommon bodily features; they had steel-like frames which began to grow just like two great mountains.”
What the purport teaches
- Demigods concern themselves with the spiritual upliftment of human society, whereas demons concern themselves with physical and material upliftment.
- Diti’s sons developed bodies as strong as iron frames and wore valuable ornaments. They considered this success in life.
- Jaya and Vijaya were to play the part of being angry with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As demons, they concerned themselves with physical comforts rather than with Him.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes today to study this purport instead of attending to a nonessential physical comfort.
Ask yourself
Does my idea of success leave room for spiritual upliftment, or only bodily comfort and appearance?
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.