Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.85.8
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord Sustains Life and Strength
“My Lord, You are water, and also its taste and its capacities to quench thirst and sustain life. You exhibit Your potencies through the manifestations of the air as bodily warmth, vitality, mental power, physical strength, endeavor and movement.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord is water itself, its taste and its capacity to quench thirst and sustain life.
- Through the manifestations of air, He exhibits His potencies as bodily warmth and vitality.
- Mental power, physical strength, endeavor and movement also express His potencies.
Try this today
When drinking water today, consciously remember the Lord in its taste and life-sustaining capacity.
Ask yourself
How can ordinary experiences of drinking and moving help me remember the Lord?
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.