Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.2.32
Āśraya· The supreme shelterHear Receptively to Realize the Lord
“The Lord, as Supersoul, pervades all things, just as fire permeates wood, and so He appears to be of many varieties, though He is the absolute one without a second.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, pervades the material world through His Paramātmā feature. Though He appears in many varieties, He remains one without a second.
- The Lord's presence can be realized through proper hearing and chanting of transcendental subjects. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam explains the teachings of the Upaniṣads and Vedānta.
- As one fire kindles another, the spiritual master awakens divine consciousness through proper spiritual messages. We should approach the proper spiritual master with receptive ears.
Try this today
Spend five undistracted minutes listening to a reading of this Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam translation and purport.
Ask yourself
What would help me hear spiritual teachings with greater receptivity?
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.