Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.32.29
Sarga· CreationThe Supreme Lord Is Creation’s Source
“From the total energy, the mahat-tattva, I have manifested the false ego, the three modes of material nature, the five material elements, the individual consciousness, the eleven senses and the material body. Similarly, the entire universe has come from the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the cause of the mahat-tattva, the total material energy. The body, senses and entire universe develop from this energy.
- Because everything emanates from the Lord, the cosmic manifestation is in one sense nondifferent from Him, yet it is also different. Both individual material bodies and the universal body are temporary.
- The individual soul has minute independence and limited consciousness; the Supreme Lord is fully independent. The Supersoul is conscious of all individual bodies, not merely one.
Try this today
Pause once today to reflect: your awareness is limited to your own body, while the Supersoul is conscious of every body.
Ask yourself
How does recognizing the limits of your consciousness help you appreciate the Supersoul?
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.