Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.10.30
Nirodha· Winding upLord Kṛṣṇa Is the Only Real Shelter
“In all the planetary systems, from the heavenly to the hellish, and for all of the great demigods who live for one thousand yuga cycles, there is fear of Me in My form of time. Even Brahmā, who possesses the supreme life span of 311,040,000,000,000 years, is also afraid of Me.”
What the purport teaches
- Even the great demigods fear the time potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Brahmā’s immense life span does not free him from this fear.
- Even in the heavenly planets there is no relief from the miseries of material life. No conditioned soul can live eternally.
- Kṛṣṇa is the Absolute Truth and eternally the supreme controller of everything and everyone. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the only real shelter.
Try this today
Take one quiet minute today to remember that even the longest material life ends, and turn to Lord Kṛṣṇa as your shelter.
Ask yourself
Where am I seeking lasting security in something that time will take away?
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.