Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.60.43
Āśraya· The supreme shelterTake Shelter Beyond Material Wandering
“Because You are suitable for me, I have chosen You, the master and Supreme Soul of all the worlds, who fulfill our desires in this life and the next. May Your feet, which give freedom from illusion by approaching their worshiper, give shelter to me, who have been wandering from one material situation to another.”
What the purport teaches
- Rukmiṇī chooses Kṛṣṇa as the master and Supreme Soul of all worlds. She asks His feet to shelter her and free her from illusion.
- The purport explains an alternate reading in which she expresses bewilderment from hearing scriptures promise fruitive results through rituals, or from hearing about the Lord’s incarnations.
- Śrīmatī Rukmiṇī-devī is the Lord’s eternally liberated consort. Here she humbly plays the part of a mortal woman taking shelter of the Supreme Lord.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer asking Kṛṣṇa for shelter at His feet and freedom from illusion.
Ask yourself
What desires for temporary results distract me from seeking shelter in Kṛṣṇa?
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.