A Summary of the Srimad Bhagavata Mahapuranam-2-20.

Chapter-2. The Process of Creation-20.

So, the sadhana of the Srimad Bhagavata is a divinity operating within us in terms of the divinity that is pervading everywhere.

We may say that sadhana is God within us seeking God without, or we may say that it is God within us seeking God Who is everywhere.

For that, we must be conscious of everything that is happening anywhere as being part and parcel of our relationship with the fraternity of humankind—not only humankind, but of all species and all levels of creation: Bhuloka, Bhuvarloka, Svarloka, Maharloka, Janaloka, Tapoloka, Satyaloka.

At one stroke we assert our citizenship of all the levels of creation, and the gods become our friends.

The denizens are ruled by divinities, and these divinities who are protecting the very quarters of creation will protect us, says the great scripture.

We are not friendless and helpless in this world. The quarters of heaven, the very horizon dominated by a god, is ready to help us.


So goes the variety in this description of the story of creation.

It is not merely a tale that is told to us for our cajolement, but a great meaning introduced into our practical life.

We shall see this in the lives of some of the great saints depicted in the Srimad Bhagavata, such as the stories of Jada Bharata, Dhruva, Prahlada and others—and, finally, the life of Bhagavan Sri Krishna himself, with which the Srimad Bhagavata consummates.

Chapter-2. The Process of Creation -ENDS.

Next : Chapter-3: Kapila’s Instructions to Devahuti -

Swami Krishnananda
To be continued  .....