Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.5.27
Sarga· CreationCreation Unfolds Under Eternal Time
“Thereafter, influenced by the interactions of eternal time, the supreme sum total of matter, called the mahat-tattva, became manifested, and in this mahat-tattva the unalloyed goodness, the Supreme Lord, sowed the seeds of universal manifestation out of His own body.”
What the purport teaches
- Under the influence of eternal time, the impregnated material energy first manifests as the total material ingredients. Everything takes its own time to develop.
- The mahat-tattva is the total consciousness, a portion of which is represented in everyone as intellect. Though directly connected with the Supreme Being’s consciousness, it appears as matter.
- As a shadow of pure consciousness, the mahat-tattva is the germinating place of creation. A slight addition of material passion to goodness generates activity.
Try this today
When something takes longer than you wish today, pause and recall that everything takes its own time to develop.
Ask yourself
How can remembering that development takes time help me become more patient?
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.