Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.14.12
Āśraya· The supreme shelterEverything Exists Within the Lord’s Energy
“O Lord Adhokṣaja, does a mother take offense when the child within her womb kicks with his legs? And is there anything in existence — whether designated by various philosophers as real or as unreal — that is actually outside Your abdomen?”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā compares himself to a child within its mother’s womb. A good mother does not take offense when her child kicks within her.
- Everything exists within the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There is no place in creation where His energy is not acting.
- Brahmā and the Brahmās of countless other universes all exist within the Lord’s energy. In this comparison, the Lord is the mother and all beings are her children.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer for forgiveness, remembering Brahmā’s comparison of himself to a child within its mother.
Ask yourself
How does this picture of the Lord’s motherly tolerance help me approach Him humbly?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.