Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.37
Sarga· CreationAir Enables Movement and Sense Activity
“The action of the air is exhibited in movements, mixing, allowing approach to the objects of sound and other sense perceptions, and providing for the proper functioning of all other senses.”
What the purport teaches
- The action of air is seen when branches move and dry leaves collect together. Air also enables movement within the body.
- Air provides for the proper functioning of the senses. Hearing a call, approaching its source and detecting odors depend on its action.
- The purport connects our sense of proprietorship over action with the activity of air. Our ability to act depends on processes we do not independently control.
Try this today
Observe moving leaves or branches today and recall the verse’s description of air’s activity.
Ask yourself
How does recognizing your dependence on air soften your sense of being the sole doer?
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.