Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.71.8
Āśraya· The supreme shelterActing as the Supreme Lord’s Instrument
“Even Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva act only as Your instruments in cosmic creation and annihilation, which are ultimately done by You, the Supreme Lord, in Your invisible aspect of time.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, creates and annihilates the cosmic situation through His invisible potency of time.
- Even Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva act only as instruments of His will. Likewise, Kṛṣṇa Himself would cause Jarāsandha’s death, with Bhīma as His instrument.
- Bhīma would have no difficulty acting as the Lord’s instrument. By this arrangement, the Lord’s devotee would be glorified.
Try this today
Before one act of devotional service today, pray to serve as Kṛṣṇa’s instrument rather than seek personal credit.
Ask yourself
How might remembering the Lord’s supreme power deepen my desire to serve Him?
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.