Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.27.11
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa’s Form Is Pure Consciousness
“Unto Him who assumes transcendental bodies according to the desires of His devotees, unto Him whose form is itself pure consciousness, unto Him who is everything, who is the seed of everything and who is the Soul of all creatures, I offer my obeisances.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord manifests different transcendental forms according to His own desire or His devotees’ desires. This personal exchange shows that He is eternally a person.
- His form is itself completely pure consciousness, not a material body. It is distinct even from material mind, intelligence and false ego.
- The Lord is everything, the seed of everything and the Soul of every creature. The purport invites us to join Indra in offering Him obeisances.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly, then offer obeisances to Kṛṣṇa as the Soul of all creatures.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa’s form is spiritual affect the way I approach 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.