Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.31.8
Visarga· Brahmā's creationRemember the Need for Liberation
“Placed within the amnion and covered outside by the intestines, the child remains lying on one side of the abdomen, his head turned towards his belly and his back and neck arched like a bow.”
What the purport teaches
- The child is described as confined within the amnion, with his head toward his belly and his back and neck bent like a bow.
- The purport says a grown person could not survive such confinement even briefly. Yet we forget these sufferings and seek happiness without caring for liberation from birth and death.
- The precarious condition of material existence should be plainly discussed. Forgetting it leaves the soul’s entanglement unaddressed.
Try this today
Write one sentence about why freedom from birth and death deserves your attention.
Ask yourself
How much attention do I give to liberation compared with temporary comfort?
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.