Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.17
Sarga· CreationCreation Depends on the Supreme Lord
“My dear mother, O daughter of Svāyambhuva Manu, the time factor, as I have explained, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, from whom the creation begins as a result of the agitation of the neutral, unmanifested nature.”
What the purport teaches
- Unmanifested material nature, called pradhāna, remains neutral before the Lord agitates it. Its three modes do not yet interact.
- The glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead causes material nature to manifest in different ways. Without His contact, material nature cannot produce anything.
- Time is the representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead that agitates material nature. Ultimately, the Lord is the cause of creation.
Try this today
Look at one manifestation of nature today and pause to remember its dependence on the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
Do I see material nature as independent, or as dependent on the Supreme Lord?
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.