Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.46.40
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord Is Beyond Material Nature
“Although beyond the three modes of material nature — goodness, passion and ignorance — the transcendental Lord accepts association with them as His play. Thus the unborn Supreme Lord utilizes the material modes to create, maintain and destroy.”
What the purport teaches
- The unborn Supreme Lord is beyond goodness, passion and ignorance. As His play, He uses these modes to create, maintain and destroy.
- The Lord provides the field of material nature in which we exercise our free will. Our desire to associate with its various qualities brings consequences.
- The Lord neither favors nor abuses anyone. Trying to exploit His nature and then blaming Him for the resulting suffering expresses envy of God.
Try this today
Review one choice today and acknowledge its consequences without blaming God.
Ask yourself
Where might you take responsibility for your choices rather than blame the Lord?
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.