Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.5.20
Āśraya· The supreme shelterServe the Supreme Source of Everything
“The Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead is Himself this cosmos, and still He is aloof from it. From Him only has this cosmic manifestation emanated, in Him it rests, and unto Him it enters after annihilation. Your good self knows all about this. I have given only a synopsis.”
What the purport teaches
- The cosmos comes from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, rests in Him and returns to Him at annihilation. It is His energy, yet He remains distinct from it.
- Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa controls both His spiritual and material energies. Living beings are individual persons related to Him, but they never become equal or superior to Him.
- Life detached from loving service to the Lord is compared to a hand detached from the body. Accepting His supremacy and rendering loving service to Him is the purpose of human life and the basis of peace.
Try this today
Choose one ability you have and use it today for a small act of loving service to the Lord.
Ask yourself
How can recognizing Kṛṣṇa as the source of my abilities change the way I use them?
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.