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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.6.22

Sarga· Creation

The Power to Reach a Destination

“Thereafter the legs of the gigantic form separately became manifest, and the demigod named Viṣṇu [not the Personality of Godhead] entered with partial movement. This helps the living entity move to his destination.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.6.22, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The legs of the gigantic form became separately manifest.
  • The demigod named Viṣṇu entered them with partial movement. This Viṣṇu is not the Personality of Godhead.
  • This arrangement helps the living entity move to his destination.

Try this today

Write one sentence explaining that the Viṣṇu in this verse is a demigod, not the Personality of Godhead.

Ask yourself

What distinction does this verse make about the Viṣṇu mentioned here?

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.

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