Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.7.35-36
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Whole Universe Is Within Kṛṣṇa
“O King Parīkṣit, when the child Kṛṣṇa was almost finished drinking His mother’s milk and mother Yaśodā was touching Him and looking at His beautiful, brilliantly smiling face, the baby yawned, and mother Yaśodā saw in His mouth the whole sky, the higher planetary system and the earth, the luminaries in all directions, the sun, the moon, fire, air, the seas, islands, mountains, rivers, forests, and all kinds of living entities, moving and nonmoving.”
What the purport teaches
- By the arrangement of Yoga-māyā, Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with mother Yaśodā were regarded as ordinary. His yawn gave Him an opportunity to show her that the whole universe is situated within Him.
- In His small form, Kṛṣṇa kindly showed His mother the virāṭ-rūpa, the universal form. She could thus enjoy seeing what kind of child she had on her lap.
- Rivers, described as daughters of the mountains, make big forests possible. Moving and nonmoving living entities are everywhere; no place is vacant in God’s creation.
Try this today
Look at a nearby plant or living creature and remember that the whole universe is situated within Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What does Kṛṣṇa’s kindness in showing His mother the universe help you appreciate about Him?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.