Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.8.16
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Supreme Lord Is Unrivaled
“O brāhmaṇas, do not think this to be especially wonderful in the activities of the mysterious and infallible Personality of Godhead. By His own transcendental energy He creates, maintains and annihilates all material things, although He Himself is unborn.”
What the purport teaches
- Although He is unborn, the Personality of Godhead creates, maintains and annihilates all material things through His transcendental energy.
- The Lord’s activities exceed the limited understanding of living beings. Nothing is impossible for Him, even when His actions seem inconceivable to us.
- The Supreme Lord is all-powerful and fully perfect. No one is equal to or greater than Him.
Try this today
Write one sentence acknowledging a limit of your understanding and the Lord’s unlimited power.
Ask yourself
Where might I be measuring the Supreme Lord by the limits of my own understanding?
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.