Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.30.49
Visarga· Brahmā's creationEven Long Lives Depend on Supreme Will
“His previous body had been destroyed, but he, the same Dakṣa, inspired by the supreme will, created all the desired living entities in the Cākṣuṣa manvantara.”
What the purport teaches
- Although his previous body had been destroyed, the same Dakṣa created the desired living entities in the Cākṣuṣa manvantara, inspired by the supreme will.
- One day of Brahmā contains fourteen manvantaras; Cākṣuṣa is the sixth. Even these long life spans end under the laws of material nature, and the Manus come and go by the breathing of Mahā-Viṣṇu.
- Dakṣa’s prayers to Lord Śiva made him eligible to regain his former opulence. After severe penances through the fifth manvantara, he regained it at the beginning of the sixth by Lord Śiva’s blessings.
Try this today
Today, reread the passage about Mahā-Viṣṇu and pause to reflect on how even the longest material lives depend on Him.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that even these vast life spans end change my view of my own time and possessions?
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.