Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.14.10
Visarga· Brahmā's creationBoth Desire the Beautiful Child
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: By Bṛhaspati’s order, Tārā, who was very much ashamed, immediately gave birth to the child, who was very beautiful, with a golden bodily hue. Both Bṛhaspati and the moon-god, Soma, desired the beautiful child.”
What the purport teaches
- Tārā was very much ashamed and immediately gave birth by Bṛhaspati’s order.
- The child was very beautiful, with a golden bodily hue.
- Both Bṛhaspati and Soma desired the beautiful child.
Try this today
Reread the translation and note Tārā’s feeling and the desire shared by Bṛhaspati and Soma.
Ask yourself
What different feelings does this verse reveal in Tārā, Bṛhaspati and Soma?
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.