Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.16.41
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Supreme Lord Is Beyond Time’s Limits
“Obeisances unto You, who are time itself, the shelter of time and the witness of time in all its phases. You are the universe, and also its separate observer. You are its creator, and also the totality of all its causes.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is time itself, the shelter of time, and the witness of all its phases.
- Although He appears in different incarnations, He can never be limited by time.
- He is the universe and also its separate observer. He is its creator and the totality of its causes.
Try this today
Pause once today to offer obeisances to Kṛṣṇa as the shelter and witness of time.
Ask yourself
How does remembering that Kṛṣṇa is never limited by time affect my understanding of Him?
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.