Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.48.21
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Supreme Lord Is Never in Illusion
“You create, destroy and also maintain this universe with Your personal energies — the modes of passion, ignorance and goodness — yet You are never entangled by these modes or the activities they generate. Since You are the original source of all knowledge, what could ever cause You to be bound by illusion?”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord creates, destroys and maintains the universe through His personal energies: passion, ignorance and goodness.
- He is never entangled by these modes or by the activities they produce. As the original source of all knowledge, He has no cause of bondage.
- The omniscient Supreme God is never in illusion. This refutes the idea that we are all God but have forgotten our identity and become covered by illusion.
Try this today
Before praying today, pause and recall that Kṛṣṇa is the source of all knowledge and is never bound by illusion.
Ask yourself
How does remembering that Kṛṣṇa is never bewildered strengthen my confidence in 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.