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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.15.80

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Living Dynasties Described, the Canto Concludes

“On all the planets within this universe, the varieties of living entities, moving and nonmoving, including the demigods, demons and human beings, were all generated from the daughters of Mahārāja Dakṣa. I have now described them and their different dynasties.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.15.80, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The varieties of living entities on all planets within this universe were generated from the daughters of Mahārāja Dakṣa.
  • These living entities include both moving and nonmoving beings, including demigods, demons and human beings. The verse concludes the description of their different dynasties.
  • The closing note marks the completion of the Seventh Canto and expresses gratitude for mercy. It invites us to happily chant Hare Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Chant once with attention: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.

Ask yourself

How can I respond to the closing invitation to happily chant Hare Kṛṣṇa?

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.

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