Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.40.1
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Supreme Person Is the Original Cause
“Śrī Akrūra said: I bow down to You, the cause of all causes, the original and inexhaustible Supreme Person, Nārāyaṇa. From the whorl of the lotus born from Your navel, Brahmā appeared, and by his agency this universe has come into being.”
What the purport teaches
- Akrūra bows down to Nārāyaṇa, the original and inexhaustible Supreme Person.
- The Lord is the cause of all causes. Akrūra acknowledges Him as the ultimate source of creation.
- Brahmā appeared from the lotus born from the Lord’s navel. Through Brahmā’s agency, this universe came into being.
Try this today
Offer one respectful bow to the Supreme Lord, remembering Him as the cause of all causes.
Ask yourself
How might acknowledging the Lord as the original cause deepen your humility?
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.