Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.33.2
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Source of Creation Becomes Her Child
“Devahūti said: Brahmā is said to be unborn because he takes birth from the lotus flower which grows from Your abdomen while You lie in the ocean at the bottom of the universe. But even Brahmā simply meditated upon You, whose body is the source of unlimited universes.”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā was born directly from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. Even he had to meditate for many years and could not see the Lord directly.
- The Lord’s body is transcendental and untouched by matter. It existed before material creation and is the source of living entities and material nature.
- Devahūti did not find her deliverance from māyā astonishing for the source of all creation. What amazed her was His kindness in taking birth as her child.
Try this today
Spend one minute reflecting on Devahūti’s gratitude that the source of all creation became her child.
Ask yourself
What touches you about Devahūti’s wonder at the Lord’s kindness?
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.