Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.85.23
Mukti· LiberationOneness Does Not Erase Divine Distinction
“Not only I, but also you, along with My respected brother and these residents of Dvārakā, should all be considered in this same philosophical light, O best of the Yadus. Indeed, we should include all that exists, both moving and nonmoving.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa includes His father, His brother, the residents of Dvārakā, and all moving and nonmoving things in this philosophical consideration. He stresses oneness to protect His parents’ intimate love from overwhelming awe.
- Oneness does not mean that all variety disappears. All things are one with God as His dependent expansions, while the Supreme retains His unique qualities.
- The Supreme alone is the source of all pleasure. Authoritative Vaiṣṇava commentators reconcile statements of oneness and difference rather than dismissing either.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining that all things depend on the Supreme, yet He retains His unique qualities.
Ask yourself
How does seeing everything as dependent on God differ from thinking that everything is identical to 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.