Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.49.13
Āśraya· The supreme shelterDevotion Connects Us with Kṛṣṇa
“I offer my obeisances unto You, Kṛṣṇa, the supreme pure, the Absolute Truth and the Supersoul, the Lord of pure devotional service and the source of all knowledge. I have come to You for shelter.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa is the supreme pure, the Absolute Truth and the Supersoul. The prayer offers Him obeisances and seeks His shelter.
- As conscious souls, we connect with the Supreme Soul through bhakti, or devotion. Through this relationship we experience perfect knowledge of Him.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa establishes our connection with Him by His spiritual potency. This connection through pure devotional service is the source of all spiritual knowledge.
Try this today
Offer Kṛṣṇa a brief prayer of obeisance, asking for shelter and a deeper connection through devotional service.
Ask yourself
How can I approach Kṛṣṇa for shelter through devotion?
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.