Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.84.23
Āśraya· The supreme shelterMāyā Covers Devotees and Materialists Differently
“Neither these kings nor even the Vṛṣṇis, who enjoy Your intimate association, know You as the Soul of all existence, the force of time and the supreme controller. For them You are covered by the curtain of Māyā.”
What the purport teaches
- The Vṛṣṇis’ familiarity with Kṛṣṇa concealed their awareness that He is the Supersoul in every heart.
- The kings who were not His devotees could not recognize Him as time, the annihilator of everything. For materialists, Māyā acts as illusion.
- For Vaiṣṇavas, Yoga-māyā is the Lord’s internal potency. She covers awareness of His majesty and engages them in His eternal pleasure pastimes.
Try this today
Write one sentence distinguishing material illusion from Yoga-māyā’s role in the devotees’ relationship with Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How does this distinction help me avoid confusing loving intimacy with material ignorance?
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.