Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.74.20-21
Āśraya· The supreme shelterEverything Depends on the Supreme Lord
“This entire universe is founded upon Him, as are the great sacrificial performances, with their sacred fires, oblations and mantras. Sāṅkhya and yoga both aim toward Him, the one without a second. O assembly members, that unborn Lord, relying solely on Himself, creates, maintains and destroys this cosmos by His personal energies, and thus the existence of this universe depends on Him alone.”
What the purport teaches
- The entire universe is founded upon the Lord. Great sacrifices, with their sacred fires, oblations and mantras, also rest upon Him.
- Sāṅkhya and yoga both aim toward Him, the one without a second.
- The unborn Lord relies solely on Himself. Through His personal energies He creates, maintains and destroys the cosmos, whose existence depends on Him alone.
Try this today
Pause today to acknowledge in prayer that your existence, like the whole universe, depends on the Lord.
Ask yourself
How does remembering the Lord’s complete independence change my sense of dependence on 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.