Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.25
Sarga· CreationThe Source of Mind and Senses
“The threefold ahaṅkāra, the source of the gross elements, the senses and the mind, is identical with them because it is their cause. It is known by the name of Saṅkarṣaṇa, who is directly Lord Ananta with a thousand heads.”
What the purport teaches
- Threefold ahaṅkāra is the source of the gross elements, the senses and the mind.
- It is described as identical with these because it is their cause. The verse connects these manifestations with their source.
- It is known by the name Saṅkarṣaṇa, who is directly Lord Ananta with a thousand heads.
Try this today
Write down the three groups named in the verse—gross elements, senses and mind—and note their source as threefold ahaṅkāra.
Ask yourself
How does this verse connect the mind, senses and gross elements with their cause?
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.