Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.7.27
Visarga· Brahmā's creationUnderstand the Varieties of Living Beings
“Also please describe the living beings under different classifications: subhumans, humans, those born of the embryo, those born of perspiration, those who are twice-born [birds], and the plants and vegetables. Kindly describe their generations and subdivisions also.”
What the purport teaches
- The inquiry asks for descriptions of different classifications of living beings, including subhumans and humans.
- It includes those born of the embryo, those born of perspiration, twice-born birds, and plants and vegetables.
- The request extends to their generations and subdivisions, seeking a detailed account of life's varieties.
Try this today
List the classifications named in the translation and mark one you would like to study further.
Ask yourself
Which category mentioned here would I like to understand more clearly?
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.