Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.8.13
Sarga· CreationCreation Develops Under the Lord’s Attention
“The subtle subject matter of creation, on which the Lord’s attention was fixed, was agitated by the material mode of passion, and thus the subtle form of creation pierced through His abdomen.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord fixed His attention on the subtle subject matter of creation.
- This subtle subject matter was agitated by the material mode of passion.
- The subtle form of creation then pierced through the Lord’s abdomen.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and note its three movements: attention, agitation and emergence.
Ask yourself
What place does the Lord’s attention have in this description of creation?
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.