Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.25.3
Nirodha· Winding upCreation Offers a Chance to Return
“At the time of devastation, when Lord Anantadeva desires to destroy the entire creation, He becomes slightly angry. Then from between His two eyebrows appears three-eyed Rudra, carrying a trident. This Rudra, who is known as Sāṅkarṣaṇa, is the embodiment of the eleven Rudras, or incarnations of Lord Śiva. He appears in order to devastate the entire creation.”
What the purport teaches
- In each creation, living entities receive a chance to end their life as conditioned souls and go back home, back to Godhead.
- When they misuse this opportunity, Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa becomes angry. At the time of devastation, Rudra appears from between His eyebrows.
- This three-eyed Rudra, called Sāṅkarṣaṇa, carries a trident and embodies the eleven Rudras. Together, these expansions of Lord Śiva devastate the creation.
Try this today
Set aside two minutes today to reflect on returning to Godhead as your goal rather than continuing conditioned life.
Ask yourself
How am I using the opportunity to return to Godhead?
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.