Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.13.48
Āśraya· The supreme shelterLook to the Lord Within and Without
“Therefore, O King, you should look to the Supreme Lord only, who is one without a second and who manifests Himself by different energies and is both within and without.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is one without a second and manifests different energies. Living beings are His marginal energy and are qualitatively one with Him.
- Material happiness and distress are temporary and do not affect the spirit soul. The Lord guides living beings from within as Paramātmā and from without through the spiritual master and revealed scriptures.
- Rather than being disturbed by happiness and distress, one should cooperate with the Lord's mission. A spiritual master serves by His order, not for personal benefit or material gain.
Try this today
Read one passage of revealed scripture today and choose one instruction to put into practice.
Ask yourself
When happiness or distress unsettles me, do I turn toward the Lord's guidance?
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.