Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.5.33
Sarga· CreationCreation Develops from Subtle to Gross
“Thereafter the Personality of Godhead glanced over the sky, partly mixed with eternal time and external energy, and thus developed the touch sensation, from which the air in the sky was produced.”
What the purport teaches
- All material creation develops from subtle to gross. The entire universe develops in this manner.
- Through the Lord’s glance, eternal time and external energy, touch develops from the sky. This touch sensation develops into air.
- The purport describes the sequence: sound develops into sky, touch into air, form into fire, taste into water and smell into earth.
Try this today
Write down the five subtle-to-gross pairings given in the purport, noting the Lord’s role in creation.
Ask yourself
How does the Lord’s glance feature in this account of creation?
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.