Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.21.28
Āśraya· The supreme shelterSee Beyond the Fog of Bodily Life
“My dear Uddhava, persons dedicated to sense gratification obtained through honoring the Vedic rituals cannot understand that I am situated in everyone’s heart and that the entire universe is nondifferent from Me and emanates from Me. Indeed, they are just like persons whose eyes are covered by fog.”
What the purport teaches
- Using Vedic knowledge for bodily gratification harms our spiritual life. The bodily concept of life is like dense fog that blocks our vision of God.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa is situated in everyone’s heart. The entire universe emanates from Him and is nondifferent from Him.
- The Lord’s final order is that every conditioned soul surrender to Him and learn to serve and love Him. This process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness leads back home, back to Godhead.
Try this today
Pause before one activity today and ask whether you are approaching it for bodily gratification or service to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How might seeking bodily enjoyment be clouding my desire to serve Kṛṣṇa?
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.