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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.74.23

Āśraya· The supreme shelter

Honoring Kṛṣṇa Honors Everyone

“Therefore we should give the highest honor to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord. If we do so, we will be honoring all living beings and also our own selves.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.74.23, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord and should receive the highest honor.
  • By honoring Kṛṣṇa in this way, we honor all living beings.
  • This worship also honors our own selves.

Try this today

Offer Kṛṣṇa a respectful prayer today, remembering that honoring Him honors all living beings.

Ask yourself

How does this verse broaden my understanding of whom I honor by worshiping 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.

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