Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.13.53
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Alone Is the Supreme Master
“Then Lord Brahmā saw that kāla (the time factor), svabhāva (one’s own nature by association), saṁskāra (reformation), kāma (desire), karma (fruitive activity) and the guṇas (the three modes of material nature), their own independence being completely subordinate to the potency of the Lord, had all taken forms and were also worshiping those viṣṇu-mūrtis.”
What the purport teaches
- Time, nature, reformation, desire, fruitive activity and the material modes all appeared in forms worshiping the viṣṇu-mūrtis. Their independence was completely subordinate to the Lord’s potency.
- Kṛṣṇa is the only supreme master, and everyone else is His servant. Understanding that everything acts and moves by His supreme desire is Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- Hearing and discussing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam subdues the lower modes, while association with devotees changes our habits and nature. Human life offers a special opportunity for purification through devotional service to Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
Try this today
Spend five minutes discussing Kṛṣṇa’s activities from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with a devotee.
Ask yourself
What association is shaping my habits, and how can it help me serve Kṛṣṇa?
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.