Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.24.14
Visarga· Brahmā's creationBrahmā Welcomes the Daughters’ Future Contribution
“Lord Brahmā then praised Kardama Muni’s nine daughters, saying: All your thin-waisted daughters are certainly very chaste. I am sure they will increase this creation by their own descendants in various ways.”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā praised Kardama Muni’s nine daughters as chaste. He was happy to see them.
- At the beginning of creation, Brahmā was concerned with increasing the population. He hoped their descendants would help carry forward the creative work of the material world.
- The purport explains sumadhyamā as “a good daughter of a beautiful woman.” All nine daughters shared the same beautiful features.
Try this today
Offer one sincere word of appreciation for a good quality in a family member.
Ask yourself
Do I notice the good qualities and future contributions of others?
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.