Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.38
Sarga· CreationBodily Forms Develop According to Destiny
“By interactions of the air and the sensations of touch, one receives different forms according to destiny. By evolution of such forms, there is fire, and the eye sees different forms in color.”
What the purport teaches
- A living entity receives a body according to previous activities. The purport connects this with touch, the interactions of air and the situation of the mind.
- The living entity transmigrates from one form to another. These changes occur according to destiny under the arrangement of a superior authority.
- Form combines different types of sense perception. The translation describes the evolution of fire and the eye’s perception of forms in color.
Try this today
Spend a minute reflecting on the teaching that the living entity passes from one bodily form to another.
Ask yourself
How does this account of changing bodies affect the way you view your present form?
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.