Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.53
Sarga· CreationThe Lord Divides the Universal Egg
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the virāṭ-puruṣa, situated Himself in that golden egg, which was lying on the water, and He divided it into many departments.”
What the purport teaches
- The golden universal egg was lying on the water.
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the virāṭ-puruṣa, situated Himself within that egg.
- He divided the egg into many departments.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, noticing the Lord's presence and His action within the egg.
Ask yourself
Who is described as arranging the departments within the universal egg?
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.