Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.8.2
Visarga· Brahmā's creationKarma Continues Across Births and Creations
“Another son of Lord Brahmā was Irreligion, whose wife’s name was Falsity. From their combination were born two demons named Dambha, or Bluffing, and Māyā, or Cheating. These two demons were taken by a demon named Nirṛti, who had no children.”
What the purport teaches
- Irreligion and Falsity produced Dambha, or Bluffing, and Māyā, or Cheating. The childless Nirṛti took these two offspring.
- Brahmā produced both saintly and demoniac offspring. Their different capacities reflected their own previous activities and association.
- The law of karma continues birth after birth, even into a new creation. Having Brahmā as their father did not remove the living entities’ different karmic backgrounds.
Try this today
Notice one opportunity to bluff or mislead today, and choose an honest response instead.
Ask yourself
What kinds of actions and association am I choosing to shape my future?
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.