Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.51.56
Āśraya· The supreme shelterTake Shelter Beyond the Material Modes
“Therefore, O Lord, having put aside all objects of material desire, which are bound to the modes of passion, ignorance and goodness, I am approaching You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for shelter. You are not covered by mundane designations; rather, You are the Supreme Absolute Truth, full in pure knowledge and transcendental to the material modes.”
What the purport teaches
- Putting aside material desires bound to passion, ignorance, and goodness, the speaker approaches the Supreme Personality of Godhead for shelter.
- The word nirguṇam indicates that the Lord exists beyond the qualities of material nature. He is the Supreme Absolute Truth, full in pure knowledge.
- There is no duality in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s existence. His eternal, spiritual body is Kṛṣṇa, and Kṛṣṇa is God.
Try this today
Pause today to pray for Kṛṣṇa’s shelter while consciously setting aside one material request.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa is beyond material nature deepen my trust in His shelter?
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.