Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.13.24
Āśraya· The supreme shelterNothing Exists Separately from Kṛṣṇa
“Within this world, whatever is perceived by the mind, speech, eyes or other senses is Me alone and nothing besides Me. All of you please understand this by a straightforward analysis of the facts.”
What the purport teaches
- Everything perceived by the mind, speech or senses is an expansion of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s potency. Nothing can exist separately from the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The Lord is not a distant creator who has withdrawn from His creation. Although supreme, He is not different from His creation as the expansion of His potency.
- Everything shares in the Lord’s nature, although some manifestations are superior and others inferior. The Lord invites straightforward understanding while preparing the sages for deeper spiritual knowledge.
Try this today
Look at one thing around you and reflect that it cannot exist independently of Kṛṣṇa’s potency.
Ask yourself
Do I think of Kṛṣṇa as disconnected from the world I experience?
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.