Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.10.24
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Is the Supreme Spiritual Person
“O dear friends, here is that very Personality of Godhead whose attractive and confidential pastimes are described in the confidential parts of Vedic literature by His great devotees. It is He only who creates, maintains and annihilates the material world and yet remains unaffected.”
What the purport teaches
- All Vedic literature glorifies Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam especially describes His confidential activities through the confidential devotee Śukadeva Gosvāmī.
- The Lord’s form, name, qualities and paraphernalia are fully spiritual, not material. Distinguishing Him from matter does not mean that He is impersonal.
- He is the Supreme Person, Bhagavān, partially represented as Paramātmā or impersonal Brahman. He creates, maintains and annihilates the material world while remaining unaffected.
Try this today
Reread the translation and name one quality of the Lord that you can appreciate and glorify today.
Ask yourself
Do I sometimes mistake freedom from material qualities for having no personal form or qualities?
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.