Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.85.31
Āśraya· The supreme shelterTake Shelter of the Supreme Source
“O Soul of all that be, the creation, maintenance and destruction of the universe are all carried out by a fraction of an expansion of an expansion of Your expansion. Today I have come to take shelter of You, the Supreme Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Devakī addresses the Lord as the Soul of all that exists and comes to take shelter of Him.
- Nārāyaṇa, the Lord of Vaikuṇṭha, is an expansion of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and Mahā-Viṣṇu is an expansion of Nārāyaṇa. The total material energy emanates from Mahā-Viṣṇu’s glance, and the three modes are portions of that energy.
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa generates, sustains, and dissolves the universe through His expansions. Devakī’s prayer directs attention to taking shelter of the Supreme Lord Himself.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer to Kṛṣṇa today, expressing your wish to take shelter of Him and serve Him.
Ask yourself
How can recognizing Kṛṣṇa as the source of the universe deepen your desire to take shelter of 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.