Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.30.47
Visarga· Brahmā's creationBrahmā’s Advice Helped Pacify the Pracetās
“The remaining trees, being very much afraid of the Pracetās, immediately delivered their daughter at the advice of Lord Brahmā.”
What the purport teaches
- The remaining trees feared the Pracetās and followed Lord Brahmā’s advice. Their predominating deity delivered Māriṣā to the Pracetās to pacify them.
- Māriṣā was born of Kaṇḍu and Pramlocā. After her mother left, the king of the moon saved her, and the trees cared for her.
- The purport explains that “trees” here refers to their controlling deity. Under Lord Brahmā’s direction, Māriṣā was given to the Pracetās as their wife.
Try this today
Ask a trusted person for advice about one strained interaction, with the aim of restoring peace.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to seek guidance when fear or conflict makes a situation difficult?
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.