Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.46.38
Āśraya· The supreme shelterNo One Is a Stranger to Him
“He has no mother, no father, no wife, children or other relatives. No one is related to Him, and yet no one is a stranger to Him. He has no material body and no birth.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord has no mother, father, wife, children or other relatives.
- No one is related to Him, yet no one is a stranger to Him.
- He has no material body and no birth.
Try this today
Read the verse slowly, pausing over the words “no one is a stranger to Him.”
Ask yourself
What does this verse invite you to reconsider about the Lord’s body and relationships?
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.