Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.20.48
Visarga· Brahmā's creationSnakes and Nāgas Emerge
“O dear Vidura, the hair that dropped from that body transformed into snakes, and even while the body crawled along with its hands and feet contracted, there sprang from it ferocious serpents and Nāgas with their hoods expanded.”
What the purport teaches
- The hair that fell from the body transformed into snakes.
- The body crawled along with its hands and feet contracted.
- Ferocious serpents and Nāgas with expanded hoods sprang from that body.
Try this today
Make a two-line note: what arose from the fallen hair, and what sprang from the crawling body.
Ask yourself
Which details help me distinguish the appearances described in this verse?
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.