Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.16.36
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord Empowers the Senses
“I am the functions of the five working senses — the legs, speech, anus, hands and sex organs — as well as those of the five knowledge-acquiring senses — touch, sight, taste, hearing and smell. I am also the potency by which each of the senses experiences its particular sense object.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord is the functions of the five working senses: the legs, speech, anus, hands and sex organs.
- He is also the functions of the five knowledge-acquiring senses: touch, sight, taste, hearing and smell.
- He is the potency by which each sense experiences its particular sense object.
Try this today
Read this verse aloud today, remembering the Lord’s potency in your speech and hearing.
Ask yourself
How might remembering the Lord’s potency change the way I use my senses?
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.