Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.16.25
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord’s Opulence in Exemplary Personalities
“Among ladies I am Śatarūpā, and among male personalities I am her husband, Svāyambhuva Manu. I am Nārāyaṇa among the sages and Sanat-kumāra among brahmacārīs.”
What the purport teaches
- Among ladies, the Lord identifies Himself with Śatarūpā.
- Among male personalities, the Lord identifies Himself with Śatarūpā’s husband, Svāyambhuva Manu.
- Among sages, the Lord identifies Himself with Nārāyaṇa, and among brahmacārīs with Sanat-kumāra.
Try this today
Read the four names aloud once, remembering each as a representation identified by the Lord.
Ask yourself
How does this verse broaden my appreciation of the Lord’s representations?
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.