Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.31.1
Ūti· What drives us to actThe Body Comes Under the Lord’s Supervision
“The Personality of Godhead said: Under the supervision of the Supreme Lord and according to the result of his work, the living entity, the soul, is made to enter into the womb of a woman through the particle of male semen to assume a particular type of body.”
What the purport teaches
- The soul receives a particular body according to the results of his work, under the supervision of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Material nature supplies the body under the direction of the Supersoul. The Supreme Lord is always present with the individual soul.
- The soul takes shelter in a particle of semen and enters the mother’s womb; then the body develops. The purport emphasizes that material combination alone does not create the living entity.
Try this today
Pause before one action today and reflect that your work has consequences under the Lord’s supervision.
Ask yourself
How does remembering the Lord’s supervision change how I view my body and actions?
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.