Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.15.6
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Is the Vital Principle of Everything
“I have just lost Him whose separation for a moment would render all the universes unfavorable and void, like bodies without life.”
What the purport teaches
- For the living being, no one is dearer than the Lord. Arjuna describes separation from Him as making all the universes unfavorable and void, like bodies without life.
- Paramātmā is the Lord’s svāṁśa expansion, while living beings are His vibhinnāṁśa parts. Just as the body depends on the living being, the living being depends on Paramātmā.
- Brahman and Paramātmā depend on the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa. He is the ultimate good and the vital principle of everything.
Try this today
Pause once today and reflect: “My life depends on the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa.”
Ask yourself
How might seeing Kṛṣṇa as the vital principle of everything deepen your sense of dependence on 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.