Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.10.21
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Exists Before Creation
“They said: Here He is, the original Personality of Godhead as we definitely remember Him. He alone existed before the manifested creation of the modes of nature, and in Him only, because He is the Supreme Lord, all living beings merge, as if sleeping at night, their energy suspended.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the original Personality of Godhead and the cause of Mahā-Viṣṇu. He existed before material nature was set in motion; His body is completely spiritual.
- During dissolution, living beings remain asleep within the Lord without losing their individual identities. When creation begins again, they resume their unfinished activities.
- Authoritative sources are the only means of knowing transcendental subjects with certainty. The ladies had heard these truths about the Lord from such sources.
Try this today
Reread the translation today and spend one minute remembering that Kṛṣṇa exists before and beyond the material creation.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa is not a product of matter change my understanding of Him?
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.