Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.33.35
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord Dwells Within Every Heart
“He who lives as the overseeing witness within the gopīs and their husbands, and indeed within all embodied living beings, assumes forms in this world to enjoy transcendental pastimes.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Kṛṣṇa lives as the overseeing witness within the gopīs, their husbands and all embodied beings. He assumes forms to enjoy transcendental pastimes.
- We have accepted material bodies by force because of our attempt to enjoy the material world. The Lord's forms, however, are eternal and spiritual, not temporary flesh.
- The purport explains that Kṛṣṇa's association with the gopīs is without sin. As the Supreme Lord, He already dwells in the most secret place of every being—the core of the heart.
Try this today
Reread the translation slowly, pausing over the words “within all embodied living beings.”
Ask yourself
How does remembering Kṛṣṇa as the witness within every heart deepen my understanding of His pastimes?
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.