Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.86.48
Āśraya· The supreme shelterDevotion Uncovers Vision of the Lord
“Let me offer my obeisances unto You. You are realized as the Supreme Soul by those who know the Absolute Truth, whereas in Your form of time You impose death upon the forgetful souls. You appear both in Your causeless spiritual form and in the created form of this universe, thus simultaneously uncovering the eyes of Your devotees and obstructing the vision of the nondevotees.”
What the purport teaches
- When the Lord appears before His devotees in His eternal, spiritual form, all traces of illusion are dispelled. They behold the beautiful Personality of Godhead.
- For nondevotees, the Lord appears as material nature, His universal form. His spiritual, personal form remains invisible to them.
- Those who know the Absolute Truth realize Him as the Supreme Soul, while forgetful souls meet Him as death in His form of time.
Try this today
Offer obeisances to the Lord and reflect for a moment on His eternal, spiritual form.
Ask yourself
Do I value seeing the Lord’s spiritual, personal form more than merely observing material nature?
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.