Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.6.29
Sthāna· The universe in orderQualities Shape One's Place in the Universe
“Living entities who are associates of Rudra develop in the third mode of material nature, or ignorance. They are situated in the sky between the earthly planets and the heavenly planets.”
What the purport teaches
- The associates of Rudra develop in the mode of ignorance and dwell in the sky between the earthly and heavenly planets. This region is called Bhuvarloka.
- Goodness leads to the regions of the demigods, passion to human society, and ignorance to the society of animals or ghosts.
- Numerous living entities are distributed throughout the universe on different planets. Their situations correspond to their own qualities in the modes of material nature.
Try this today
Make a short list of goodness, passion and ignorance, noting the situations associated with each in the purport.
Ask yourself
How does this teaching encourage me to pay attention to the qualities I develop?
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.