Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.5.48
Sarga· CreationAct for the Lord to Find Harmony
“O Original Person, we are therefore but Yours only. Although we are Your creatures, we are born one after another under the influence of the three modes of nature, and for this reason we are separated in action. Therefore, after the creation we could not act concertedly for Your transcendental pleasure.”
What the purport teaches
- The cosmic creation works under the three modes of the Lord’s external potency. Different creatures are also influenced by these modes.
- Under this diverse influence, creatures act separately and cannot act together for the Lord’s satisfaction. Such divided activity prevents harmony in the material world.
- The best policy is to act for the sake of the Lord. Making His pleasure the shared purpose brings the desired harmony.
Try this today
Before one shared task today, pause and make the Lord’s satisfaction your purpose rather than your own pleasure.
Ask yourself
Where could I replace a separate personal aim with the desire to please the Lord?
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.