Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.85.5
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Supersoul Guides and Maintains Creation
“O transcendental Lord, from Yourself You created this entire variegated universe, and then You entered within it in Your personal form as the Supersoul. In this way, O unborn Supreme Soul, as the life force and consciousness of everyone, You maintain the creation.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord creates the universe from Himself and enters it as Paramātmā, the Supersoul, accepting creation as His universal body.
- No jīva can independently maintain a body. The Paramātmā accompanies the living soul there for guidance.
- Brahmā accepts the whole material energy as his body, with Viṣṇu accompanying him as Paramātmā. His work of organizing creation depends on the Lord’s expansions as the energies of action and consciousness.
Try this today
Pause for a minute today to acknowledge the Lord’s presence and your dependence on His guidance.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that the Supersoul accompanies and guides the living soul affect my sense of independence?
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.