Second book of the Srimad Bhagavata
The Srimad Bhagavata is one of the main books of Hindu philosophy. The Bhagavata is a devotional account of the Supreme Being and His incarnations. The second book of the Srimad Bhagavata covers the creation of the universe according to Hindu Mythology and gives a summary of the Bhagavata. This book consists of 10 chapters. The Bhagavata is authored by Veda Vyasa and the source material for this summary is the translation presented by Swami Tapasyananda.[1] Additional material and analysis is included. [2][3][4]
For the events leading up to this point, see Srimad Bhagavata Book 1.
Chapter 10
- The Viratpurusha (Cosmic Person) created the Cosmic Waters in order to have a place to exist.
- Therefore, the Viratpurusha is known as Narayana, the one who rests in the water.
- Description of the Gross Cosmic Form of Narayana
- Every part of the Cosmic Form was formed with 4 entities:
- The place (such as the mouth)
- The organ (such as the tongue)
- The sense object (such as taste)
- The Deity (such as Varuna)
- The first part to develop was the mouth, in order to satisfy hunger
- Suka Rishi describes the creation of the categories in the creative cycle (Kalpa)
- More details will be given in the next book of the Bhagavata.
For the continuation of the Bhagavata, see Srimad Bhagavata Book 3.