Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.20.45
Visarga· Brahmā's creationCreation from Brahmā’s Reflection
“One day, Brahmā, the creator of the living entities, beheld his own reflection in the water, and admiring himself, he evolved Kimpuruṣas as well as Kinnaras out of that reflection.”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā, the creator of the living entities, saw his own reflection in water.
- As he looked at that reflection, he admired himself.
- From that reflection he evolved the Kimpuruṣas and Kinnaras.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and note the source from which these two groups appeared.
Ask yourself
Can I recall how the Kimpuruṣas and Kinnaras appeared in this account?
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.