Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.8.14
Sarga· CreationThe Lotus Appears by His Supreme Will
“Piercing through, this sum total form of the fruitive activity of the living entities took the shape of the bud of a lotus flower generated from the Personality of Viṣṇu, and by His supreme will it illuminated everything, like the sun, and dried up the vast waters of devastation.”
What the purport teaches
- The sum total form of the living entities’ fruitive activity took the shape of a lotus bud.
- This lotus bud was generated from the Personality of Viṣṇu.
- By His supreme will, it illuminated everything like the sun and dried up the vast waters of devastation.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute recalling the lotus illuminating everything by Viṣṇu’s supreme will.
Ask yourself
How does this verse direct my attention to Viṣṇu’s supreme will?
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.