Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.41.46
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lords Descend for the World’s Benefit
“You two Lords are the ultimate cause of this entire universe. To bestow sustenance and prosperity upon this realm, You have descended with Your plenary expansions.”
What the purport teaches
- Sudāmā recognized Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma as the ultimate cause of the entire universe.
- Their descent brings sustenance and prosperity to this realm.
- The Lords descend with Their plenary expansions. Their presence here is for the world’s benefit.
Try this today
Pause today to acknowledge Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma as the ultimate cause of the world that sustains you.
Ask yourself
How does recognizing the Lords as the ultimate cause deepen my gratitude?
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.