Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.74.4
Āśraya· The supreme shelterMerciful Service Never Diminishes Kṛṣṇa
“But of course the power of the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Soul, the primeval one without a second, is neither increased nor diminished by His activities, any more than the sun’s power is by its movements.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is one without a second. No other entity belongs to His supreme category.
- His activities neither increase nor diminish His power, just as the sun’s movements do not change its power. He remains transcendentally equipoised amid material affairs.
- Only by His causeless mercy does He agree to carry out His pure devotees’ orders. Extending that mercy brings no loss of His supreme status.
Try this today
Spend a minute reflecting on this truth: Kṛṣṇa’s kindness to His devotees never diminishes His supremacy.
Ask yourself
How does Kṛṣṇa’s unchanging supremacy deepen my appreciation of His kindness to devotees?
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.