Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.12.17
Āśraya· The supreme shelterAll Vedic Processes Lead to Kṛṣṇa
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Uddhava, the Supreme Lord gives life to every living being and is situated within the heart along with the life air and primal sound vibration. The Lord can be perceived in His subtle form within the heart by one’s mind, since the Lord controls the minds of everyone, even great demigods like Lord Śiva. The Supreme Lord also assumes a gross form as the various sounds of the Vedas, composed of short and long vowels and consonants of different intonations.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead gives life to every living being and dwells within the heart. He also manifests as the sound vibrations of the Vedas.
- The different Vedic processes guide living entities in different situations toward the shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Uddhava, already a pure devotee, was not meant to practice every process.
- Regulated activities purify one's existence so that one may worship the Lord with firm faith. Pure devotional service is the goal, and somehow or other Kṛṣṇa should be kept within one's mind.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute remembering Kṛṣṇa as the Lord who gives you life and dwells within your heart.
Ask yourself
How can I keep seeking Kṛṣṇa's shelter at the center of my spiritual practice?
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.