Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.18.32
Āśraya· The supreme shelterRecognize the Supreme Lord Within Everyone
“The one Supreme Lord is situated within all material bodies and within everyone’s soul. Just as the moon is reflected in innumerable reservoirs of water, the Supreme Lord, although one, is present within everyone. Thus every material body is ultimately composed of the energy of the one Supreme Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- The one Supreme Lord is present within everyone, just as one moon is reflected in many reservoirs of water.
- All material bodies are composed of material nature, which is the Supreme Lord’s potency. Therefore, hostility toward any living entity cannot be justified.
- Every living being is ultimately a son of God, and God is present within everyone’s body. Saintly persons therefore deal carefully even with the most insignificant person or creature.
Try this today
Treat one easily overlooked person or small creature with deliberate care today, remembering the Lord’s presence within.
Ask yourself
How would remembering the Lord’s presence change my treatment of someone I usually overlook?
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.