Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.13.55
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Manifests and Maintains Everything
“Thus Lord Brahmā saw the Supreme Brahman, by whose energy this entire universe, with its moving and nonmoving living beings, is manifested. He also saw at the same time all the calves and boys as the Lord’s expansions.”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā saw the Supreme Brahman, by whose energy the entire universe is manifested. This includes both moving and nonmoving living beings.
- At the same time, Brahmā saw all the calves and boys as the Lord’s expansions.
- Through this incident, Brahmā saw how Kṛṣṇa maintains the entire universe in different ways. Everything is visible because Kṛṣṇa manifests it.
Try this today
Look at one living being around you and remember that Kṛṣṇa manifests and maintains the universe.
Ask yourself
How might remembering Kṛṣṇa as the maintainer change the way I see the world around me?
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.