Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.47.46
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa’s Association Is Causeless Mercy
“The great soul Kṛṣṇa is the Lord of the goddess of fortune, and He automatically achieves whatever He desires. How can we forest-dwellers or any other women fulfill His purposes when He is already fulfilled within Himself?”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa is the Lord of the goddess of fortune and automatically achieves whatever He desires. He is already fulfilled within Himself.
- The gopīs realize that, as the absolute Personality of Godhead, He has no need for any women.
- He awards His association to His loving devotees out of causeless mercy, not because He lacks anything.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer of gratitude for Kṛṣṇa’s causeless mercy, remembering that He is complete within Himself.
Ask yourself
How does Kṛṣṇa’s completeness change the way you understand His mercy?
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.