Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.46.43
Āśraya· The supreme shelterNothing Exists Independently of Kṛṣṇa
“Nothing can be said to exist independent of Lord Acyuta — nothing heard or seen, nothing in the past, present or future, nothing moving or unmoving, great or small. He indeed is everything, for He is the Supreme Soul.”
What the purport teaches
- Nothing heard or seen, past, present or future, exists independently of Lord Acyuta.
- Everything moving or unmoving, great or small, depends on Him. He is everything, for He is the Supreme Soul.
- Uddhava relieves Nanda and Yaśodā’s distress through this understanding. Since Lord Kṛṣṇa is everything and within everything, His pure devotees are always with Him.
Try this today
Look at one thing around you and reflect that it does not exist independently of Lord Acyuta.
Ask yourself
How can this teaching help you remember Kṛṣṇa when you feel distant from Him?
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.