Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.6.17
Sarga· CreationHearing Opens the Way to Knowledge
“When the ears of the gigantic form became manifested, all the controlling deities of the directions entered into them with the hearing principles, by which all the living entities hear and take advantage of sound.”
What the purport teaches
- When the ears of the gigantic form manifested, the controlling deities of the directions entered with the hearing principles. Through them, living entities hear and benefit from sound.
- The ear is the body's most important instrument for receiving knowledge. Sound carries messages about distant and unknown things.
- The entire Vedic system of knowledge is received through hearing. Perfect knowledge received through the ear can make one's life perfect.
Try this today
Read this verse aloud and listen attentively to every word.
Ask yourself
Am I giving careful attention to sound that carries spiritual knowledge?
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.