Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.16.47
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord Reveals Himself to Devotees
“O Lord Hṛṣīkeśa, master of the senses, please let us offer our obeisances unto You, whose pastimes are inconceivably glorious. Your existence can be inferred from the necessity for a creator and revealer of all cosmic manifestations. But although Your devotees can understand You in this way, to the nondevotees You remain silent, absorbed in self-satisfaction.”
What the purport teaches
- The prayer addresses Lord Hṛṣīkeśa as the master of the senses. His pastimes are inconceivably glorious.
- His existence can be inferred from the need for a creator and revealer of all cosmic manifestations.
- Devotees can understand Him in this way. To nondevotees, He remains silent, absorbed in self-satisfaction.
Try this today
Offer obeisances to Hṛṣīkeśa, acknowledging Him as the master of your senses.
Ask yourself
Am I approaching the Lord with devotion as well as a desire to understand?
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.