Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.2.22
Āśraya· The supreme shelterEverything Is Related to the Supreme Lord
“These sages wandered the earth seeing the entire universe, with all its gross and subtle objects, as a manifestation of the Supreme Lord and as nondifferent from the self.”
What the purport teaches
- The nine sages were pure devotees situated in the highest stage of spiritual perfection. They saw the entire universe as a manifestation of the Supreme Lord’s energy.
- The universe is nondifferent from Lord Kṛṣṇa because it comes from His energy, yet He remains aloof from it. Neither the Lord nor the living entity is material.
- Living beings are qualitatively one with the Lord, but never equal to or greater than Him. We are infinitesimal spiritual beings, eternally subordinate to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Pause before one object in your surroundings and remember that its energy comes from Kṛṣṇa, who remains its supreme source.
Ask yourself
How might remembering that everything comes from Kṛṣṇa change the way you see your surroundings?
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.