Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.51
Sarga· CreationThe Lord Activates Material Creation
“From these seven principles, roused into activity and united by the presence of the Lord, an unintelligent egg arose, from which appeared the celebrated Cosmic Being.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord's presence roused the seven principles into activity and united them. An unintelligent egg arose, from which the Cosmic Being appeared.
- Material ingredients alone do not develop into an organized form without living energy. Clay, water and fire become a brick only when someone works to combine them.
- Similarly, the material world does not develop unless agitated by the Supreme Lord as the virāṭ-puruṣa. By His agitation, space and the universal form manifested.
Try this today
Look at a brick today, or recall one, and reflect on the work needed to combine its ingredients.
Ask yourself
What does the example of making a brick teach me about material ingredients and living energy?
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.