Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.70.38
Āśraya· The supreme shelterOffer Respect to the Inconceivable Lord
“Who can properly understand Your purpose? With Your material energy You expand and also withdraw this creation, which thus appears to have substantial existence. Obeisances to You, whose transcendental position is inconceivable.”
What the purport teaches
- By His inconceivable potencies, Kṛṣṇa creates, maintains and dissolves the cosmic manifestation.
- The material world is a shadow representation of the spiritual world, yet His potency makes it appear factual.
- No one is equal to or greater than God, and no one can understand His future plans. Nārada responds by offering respectful obeisances again and again.
Try this today
Offer one respectful bow to Kṛṣṇa, acknowledging His inconceivable position.
Ask yourself
Can I offer Kṛṣṇa respect even when I cannot understand His purposes?
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.