Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.86.31
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord Knows Every Devotional Desire
“Śrī Bahulāśva said: O almighty Lord, You are the Soul of all created beings, their self-illumined witness, and now You are giving Your audience to us, who constantly meditate on Your lotus feet.”
What the purport teaches
- Bahulāśva glorifies Kṛṣṇa as the inspiring Soul of all life and consciousness. By the Lord’s mercy, even someone dull can awaken to devotional awareness.
- The Lord witnesses all pious and impious actions. Bahulāśva trusts that He remembers whatever little devotional service he has done.
- The Lord is self-illumined and needs no outside source of knowledge. He has always known Bahulāśva’s long-cherished desire to see Him.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute remembering the Lord’s lotus feet and expressing your desire to serve Him.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that the Lord remembers even a little service encourage me?
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.