Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.56.27
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Supreme Lord Rules Even Death
“You are the ultimate creator of all creators of the universe, and of everything created You are the underlying substance. You are the subduer of all subduers, the Supreme Lord and Supreme Soul of all souls.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord is the ultimate creator of all creators and the underlying substance of everything created.
- He is the subduer of all subduers, the Supreme Lord and the Supreme Soul of all souls.
- The purport quotes Lord Kapila: “Death himself moves about out of fear of Me.”
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer acknowledging the Lord as the Supreme Soul and ruler of all.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that even death is under the Lord’s authority shape my trust 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.