Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.55
Sarga· CreationMaterial Nature Works Under the Lord
“In the wake of the olfactory sense came the wind-god, who presides over that sense. Thereafter a pair of eyes appeared in the universal form, and in them the sense of sight. In the wake of this sense came the sun-god, who presides over it. Next there appeared in Him a pair of ears, and in them the auditory sense and in its wake the Dig-devatās, or the deities who preside over the directions.”
What the purport teaches
- The senses and their presiding deities appear in the Lord's universal form. The wind-god presides over smell, the sun-god over sight, and the Dig-devatās over hearing.
- The sun appeared after the eyes of the universal form and depends upon them. The sun is described as the eye of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa.
- Material nature supplies the materials, but creation is actually done by the Supreme Lord. Under His direction, material nature produces moving and nonmoving objects.
Try this today
When you notice sunlight today, remember the teaching that the sun depends on the Supreme Lord.
Ask yourself
How does this account change my understanding of material nature's independence?
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.