Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.86.44
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Supreme Person Has Always Been Present
“Śrutadeva said: It is not that we have attained the audience of the Supreme Person only today, for we have in fact been associating with Him ever since He created this universe with His energies and then entered it in His transcendental form.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrutadeva says that his association with the Supreme Person did not begin only that day.
- The Lord created this universe with His energies and then entered it in His transcendental form.
- Śrutadeva recognizes that they have been associating with the Lord ever since He entered His creation.
Try this today
Read Śrutadeva’s words slowly and pause to acknowledge the Supreme Person’s presence.
Ask yourself
How does Śrutadeva’s understanding change the way I think about the Lord’s presence?
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.