Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.6.26
Sarga· CreationConsciousness Enables Specific Knowledge
“Thereafter, when His consciousness separately manifested itself, the total energy, mahat-tattva, entered with His conscious part. Thus the living entity is able to conceive specific knowledge.”
What the purport teaches
- The consciousness of the gigantic form separately manifested itself.
- The total energy, mahat-tattva, entered with His conscious part.
- Through this arrangement, the living entity is able to conceive specific knowledge.
Try this today
Write down the name mahat-tattva and its description here: the total energy.
Ask yourself
How does this verse connect consciousness with my ability to know something specific?
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.