Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.30.24
Ūti· What drives us to actSubtle Matter Beyond Ordinary Observation
“Thus he has to pass ninety-nine thousand yojanas within two or three moments, and then he is at once engaged in the torturous punishment which he is destined to suffer.”
What the purport teaches
- The person travels ninety-nine thousand yojanas within two or three moments and immediately undergoes his destined punishment. The purport calculates this distance as 792,000 miles.
- The constables provide a covering for the subtle body that allows the living entity to travel quickly and endure the suffering.
- This covering consists of material elements too fine for material scientists to discover. Śrīla Prabhupāda stresses that the process is material, not spiritual.
Try this today
Reread the purport and note its distinction between subtle material processes and spiritual processes.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to consider that material processes may exist beyond ordinary scientific observation?
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.