Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.59.27
Āśraya· The supreme shelterHonor the Original, All-Knowing Supreme Lord
“Obeisances unto You, the Supreme Lord Vāsudeva, Viṣṇu, the primeval person, the original seed. Obeisances unto You, the omniscient one.”
What the purport teaches
- The prayer offers obeisances to the Supreme Lord Vāsudeva, Viṣṇu. These names address the same supreme person.
- He is the primeval person and the original seed. The prayer honors Him as the original source.
- He is omniscient: He knows everything. The verse responds to His greatness with repeated obeisances.
Try this today
Offer one respectful prayer to Vāsudeva, acknowledging Him as the original source.
Ask yourself
How does remembering the Lord as the original, all-knowing person shape my prayer?
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.