Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.9
Sarga· CreationNature Works Under the Supreme Lord’s Direction
“Devahūti said: O Supreme Personality of Godhead, kindly explain the characteristics of the Supreme Person and His energies, for both of these are the causes of this manifest and unmanifest creation.”
What the purport teaches
- Devahūti asks about the Supreme Person and His energies as causes of the manifest and unmanifest creation. She seeks to understand material nature’s relationship with the Lord.
- Nature does not work blindly; it works under the Supreme Lord’s direction and will. Unlike the living entities, the Lord is never bewildered or controlled by material nature.
- Material nature continues to exist as the Lord’s subtle energy, while the cosmic manifestation appears and disappears. The Lord is the supreme cause of both subtle and gross manifestations.
Try this today
Observe one feature of nature today and reflect that nature works under the Supreme Lord’s direction, not independently.
Ask yourself
How does remembering the Lord’s direction change my understanding of material nature?
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.