Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.5.37
Sarga· CreationEvery Element Depends on the Supreme
“O gentle one, of all the physical elements, beginning from the sky down to the earth, all the inferior and superior qualities are due only to the final touch of the glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- This teaching applies to all physical elements, from sky down to earth.
- Their qualities include both inferior and superior qualities.
- All these qualities are due only to the final touch of the glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Choose one physical element mentioned in the verse and spend a moment remembering that its qualities depend on the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
How can noticing the qualities of physical elements remind me of their dependence on the Supreme?
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.