Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.6.11
Sarga· CreationUniversal Management Is Entrusted Service
“Maitreya said: You may now hear from me how the Supreme Lord separated Himself into the diverse forms of the demigods after the manifestation of the gigantic universal form.”
What the purport teaches
- Maitreya invites the listener to hear how the Supreme Lord manifested the diverse forms of the demigods after manifesting the universal form.
- The demigods are separated parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord, as are all other living entities.
- Living entities rich in pious acts of devotional service, whose desire to lord over material energy has vanished, are promoted to demigod posts. The Lord entrusts them with managing universal affairs.
Try this today
Choose one responsibility today and carry it out with a conscious wish to serve rather than dominate.
Ask yourself
Do I see my responsibilities as opportunities to serve or opportunities to control?
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.