Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.16.1
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Is the Supreme Absolute Truth
“Śrī Uddhava said: My dear Lord, You are beginningless and endless, the Absolute Truth Himself, unlimited by anything else. You are the protector and life-giver, the destruction and creation of all things that exist.”
What the purport teaches
- Uddhava addresses Kṛṣṇa as the supreme brahma, the greatest of all and the cause of everything. As Bhagavān, He is the highest feature of the Absolute Truth.
- The Lord’s spiritual opulences have no beginning or end. They cannot be restricted by time or hindered by any equal or superior power.
- The material world also rests within the Lord, who protects, maintains, creates and destroys it. Uddhava inquires about His opulences to deepen his appreciation of Kṛṣṇa’s unique position.
Try this today
Read Uddhava’s address aloud once, pausing to appreciate Kṛṣṇa as your protector and life-giver.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa’s greatness is unlimited deepen your appreciation of Him?
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.