Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.63
Sarga· CreationSpeech and Smell Cannot Awaken Him
“The god of fire entered His mouth with the organ of speech, but the virāṭ-puruṣa could not be aroused. Then the god of wind entered His nostrils with the sense of smell, but still the virāṭ-puruṣa refused to be awakened.”
What the purport teaches
- The god of fire entered the mouth of the virāṭ-puruṣa with the organ of speech.
- The god of wind entered His nostrils with the sense of smell.
- Neither entry awakened the virāṭ-puruṣa. The presence of these deities and their respective faculties was not sufficient to arouse Him.
Try this today
Read the verse aloud once, noticing that even the entry of speech and smell did not awaken the virāṭ-puruṣa.
Ask yourself
What does the failure of speech and smell to awaken Him invite me to consider about their limits?
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.