Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.16.46
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Is Known Through Devotion
“Obeisances to You, O Lord, who manifest varieties of material and spiritual qualities. You disguise Yourself with the material qualities, and yet the functioning of those same material qualities ultimately reveals Your existence. You stand apart from the material qualities as a witness and can be fully known only by Your devotees.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord manifests all material and spiritual qualities and makes living beings conscious. Material nature screens Him from our sight.
- Careful study of material nature ultimately points to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He witnesses the material modes without being affected by them.
- Kṛṣṇa can be known only by His devotees, and only He knows Himself perfectly. The purport urges full surrender to His lotus feet and humble glorification.
Try this today
Offer one humble prayer glorifying Kṛṣṇa and expressing your wish to surrender to Him.
Ask yourself
How can I move from merely studying the Lord’s works toward surrendering to 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.