Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.48.18
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord Benefits the Entire Universe
“You both are the original Supreme Person, the cause of the universe and its very substance. Not the slightest subtle cause or manifest product of creation exists apart from You.”
What the purport teaches
- Akrūra identifies Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma as the original Supreme Person, the cause of the universe and its very substance.
- No subtle cause or manifest product of creation exists apart from Them. Their position extends far beyond one dynasty.
- The Lord has no mundane connection with any social or political institution. He is the original Personality of Godhead, performing His pastimes for the benefit of the entire universe.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer acknowledging Kṛṣṇa as the original Personality of Godhead, whose pastimes benefit the entire universe.
Ask yourself
Do I think of Kṛṣṇa too narrowly, rather than as the Supreme Lord of the entire universe?
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.