Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.40.9
Āśraya· The supreme shelterIndirect Worship Reflects Incomplete Understanding
“But all these people, my Lord, even those who have turned their attention away from You and are worshiping other deities, are actually worshiping You alone, O embodiment of all the demigods.”
What the purport teaches
- Akrūra addresses the Supreme Lord as the embodiment of all the demigods.
- Even those whose attention is turned toward other deities are indirectly worshiping the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu.
- The purport explains that the understanding of these worshipers is imperfect. Indirect worship does not mean complete understanding of the Supreme Lord.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer to Viṣṇu, acknowledging Him as the Supreme Lord.
Ask yourself
Why is understanding whom you worship important to your devotional life?
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.