Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.58
Sarga· CreationThe Divine Presiding Over Hands and Movement
“Thereafter the two hands of the universal form of the Lord became manifested, and with them the power of grasping and dropping things, and after that Lord Indra appeared. Next the legs became manifested, and with them the process of movement, and after that Lord Viṣṇu appeared.”
What the purport teaches
- The hands of the Lord’s universal form appeared with the power to grasp and drop things.
- Indra is the deity presiding over the hands.
- The legs appeared with the power of movement. Their presiding deity is Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
During a short walk today, remember Viṣṇu as the Supreme Personality of Godhead who presides over movement.
Ask yourself
How does remembering Viṣṇu as the presiding deity of movement change my view of this everyday ability?
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.