Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.7.22
Sarga· CreationThe Three Puruṣa Incarnations
“The puruṣa incarnation lying on the Causal Ocean is called the original puruṣa in the material creations, and in His virāṭ form, in whom all the planets and their inhabitants live, He has many thousands of legs and hands.”
What the purport teaches
- The original puruṣa in the material creations lies on the Causal Ocean. The first puruṣa is Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu.
- The second puruṣa is Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, and the third is Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu.
- In Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu the virāṭ-puruṣa is contemplated. This gigantic form has many thousands of legs and hands, and within it all the planets and their inhabitants float.
Try this today
Write the names of the three puruṣa incarnations in their stated order.
Ask yourself
What stands out to me about all the planets and their inhabitants existing within the gigantic form?
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.