Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.8.28
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord Witnesses and Governs Our Actions
“My Lord, I consider Your Lordship to be eternal time, the supreme controller, without beginning and end, the all-pervasive one. In distributing Your mercy, You are equal to everyone. The dissensions between living beings are due to social intercourse.”
What the purport teaches
- Kuntīdevī knew Kṛṣṇa as the primeval Lord, present in everyone’s heart as Paramātmā. As eternal time, He witnesses all our actions and knows past, present and future.
- Living beings receive freedom, and misuse of that freedom causes suffering. Devotees do not misuse their freedom.
- The Lord is equally merciful and has no enemy or friend. Living beings create their own destiny through their activities under His supervision.
Try this today
Before one decision today, pause and consider whether your choice misuses your freedom or supports service to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How can I use my freedom today in a way that serves the Lord?
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.