Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.31.10
Visarga· Brahmā's creationExtend Concern to All Living Entities
“Thus endowed with the development of consciousness from the seventh month after his conception, the child is tossed downward by the airs that press the embryo during the weeks preceding delivery. Like the worms born of the same filthy abdominal cavity, he cannot remain in one place.”
What the purport teaches
- The translation describes the child’s developed consciousness from the seventh month and his being moved by the airs preceding delivery.
- The purport explains sodara as “born of the same mother.” It describes the child and the worms as brothers because they arise within the same mother.
- Universal brotherhood should not be limited to human beings. The purport concludes that we should be concerned about all living entities.
Try this today
Take care not to harm a small living entity you encounter today.
Ask yourself
Does my concern for others include small or easily overlooked living entities?
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.