Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.60.37
Āśraya· The supreme shelterEverything Belongs Within Kṛṣṇa
“You possess nothing because there is nothing beyond You. Even the great enjoyers of tribute — Brahmā and other demigods — pay tribute to You. Those who are blinded by their wealth and absorbed in gratifying their senses do not recognize You in the form of death. But to the gods, the enjoyers of tribute, You are the most dear, as they are to You.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa possesses nothing outside Himself because He is the Absolute Truth: everything exists within Him. This means He possesses all opulence, not that He is poor.
- Even Brahmā and the other wealthy demigods offer tribute to the Supreme Lord. Worshipers offer His own energy back to Him, and what matters is their love.
- Those blinded by wealth and absorbed in bodily enjoyment fail to recognize Him as death. The demigods, however, regularly worship Him and are dear to Him.
Try this today
Make one small offering to Kṛṣṇa today, remembering that you are returning His own energy with love.
Ask yourself
How would remembering that everything is Kṛṣṇa’s change my attitude toward my possessions?
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.