Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.17.18
Visarga· Brahmā's creationConception Order and Birth Order Differ
“Prajāpati Kaśyapa, the creator of the living entities, gave his twin sons their names; the one who was born first he named Hiraṇyākṣa, and the one who was first conceived by Diti he named Hiraṇyakaśipu.”
What the purport teaches
- Prajāpati Kaśyapa named his twin sons Hiraṇyākṣa and Hiraṇyakaśipu.
- The purport cites Piṇḍa-siddhi as describing twins being born in the reverse order of their conception.
- In this account, Hiraṇyākṣa was conceived second but delivered first. Hiraṇyakaśipu was conceived first but born second.
Try this today
Write each brother’s name with his conception order and birth order beside it.
Ask yourself
Can I clearly distinguish the brothers’ order of conception from their order of birth?
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.