Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.16.39
Āśraya· The supreme shelterHonor the Supreme Soul Within All
“We offer our obeisances unto You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although present in the hearts of all living beings as the Supersoul, You are all-pervasive. Although the original shelter of all created material elements, You exist prior to their creation. And although the cause of everything, You are transcendental to all material cause and effect, being the Supreme Soul.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, present in every heart as the Supersoul and also all-pervasive.
- He shelters the material elements and exists before their creation. Although the cause of everything, He remains beyond material cause and effect.
- The purport recommends chanting this verse’s beautiful Sanskrit poetry aloud for the transcendental pleasure of both reciter and hearer.
Try this today
Read this prayer aloud today, offering its obeisances to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa is present in every heart shape my respect for others?
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.