Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.9.42
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Is the Origin of All Features
“Now I can meditate with full concentration upon that one Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, now present before me because now I have transcended the misconceptions of duality in regard to His presence in everyone’s heart, even in the hearts of the mental speculators. He is in everyone’s heart. The sun may be perceived differently, but the sun is one.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the one Supreme Personality of Godhead. By His inconceivable energy, He is present as Paramātmā in everyone’s heart, just as the one sun appears before everyone.
- The brahmajyoti is His personal glow, and Paramātmā is His expansion. Bhīṣmadeva’s misconception of duality was removed: he understood Kṛṣṇa as the origin of all these features.
- Pārtha-sārathi and Śyāmasundara of Vṛndāvana are the same Kṛṣṇa. Great devotees worship His personal feature, in which sweet loving relationships with Him are available.
Try this today
Pause for one minute today and remember that Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is present in your heart and everyone else’s.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that the same Lord is present in every heart deepen your remembrance of 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.