Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.31.22
Visarga· Brahmā's creationPrayer Amid the Movement Toward Birth
“Lord Kapila continued: The ten-month-old living entity has these desires even while in the womb. But while he thus extols the Lord, the wind that helps parturition propels him forth with his face turned downward so that he may be born.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kapila describes the ten-month-old living entity as still holding these desires within the womb.
- The living entity is praising the Lord when the movement toward birth begins.
- The wind that helps childbirth propels him forward with his face turned downward. Birth proceeds even while he is offering praise.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer of praise to the Lord before beginning your next activity.
Ask yourself
What does the living entity’s praise during this transition invite me to reflect on?
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.