Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.54.12
Āśraya· The supreme shelterSurrender to the Supreme Lord
“Just as a puppet in the form of a woman dances by the desire of the puppeteer, so this world, controlled by the Supreme Lord, struggles in both happiness and misery.”
What the purport teaches
- The world is controlled by the Supreme Lord, like a puppet moved by a puppeteer. By His will, living beings receive the proper results of their own activities.
- Those trying to exploit God's creation must experience reactions, perceived as happiness and misery. From the perspective of absolute bliss, the entire material way of life is a fiasco.
- One who understands the Absolute Truth surrenders to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such a person is no longer considered to be within the material system of existence.
Try this today
Offer one brief prayer to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, asking to serve Him rather than exploit His creation.
Ask yourself
Where could you replace a desire to exploit with a desire to surrender and serve?
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.