Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.86.49
Āśraya· The supreme shelterWe Are the Supreme Soul’s Servants
“O Lord, You are that Supreme Soul, and we are Your servants. How shall we serve You? My Lord, simply seeing You puts an end to all the troubles of human life.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrutadeva addresses the Lord as the Supreme Soul.
- He identifies himself and his companions as the Lord’s servants and asks how they should serve Him.
- Śrutadeva declares that simply seeing the Lord puts an end to all the troubles of human life.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer today using Śrutadeva’s question: “How shall we serve You?”
Ask yourself
How can I approach the Lord with a greater desire to serve?
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.