Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.4.18
Visarga· Brahmā's creationHear Attentively About Dakṣa’s Descendants
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Please hear from me with great attention how Prajāpati Dakṣa, who was very affectionate to his daughters, created different types of living entities through his semen and through his mind.”
What the purport teaches
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī asks his listener to hear with great attention about Dakṣa’s creation of different living entities.
- Dakṣa is described as very affectionate to his daughters. The account concerns creation through his semen and through his mind.
- The purport explains that all the prajās were born from Dakṣa’s daughters. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura says that apparently Dakṣa had no son.
Try this today
Set aside distractions and reread this translation and purport slowly once today.
Ask yourself
What distracts me from hearing these teachings with great attention?
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.