Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.22.4
Sarga· CreationFind Unity in Kṛṣṇa’s Conclusion
“Lord Kṛṣṇa replied: Because all material elements are present everywhere, it is reasonable that different learned brāhmaṇas have analyzed them in different ways. All such philosophers spoke under the shelter of My mystic potency, and thus they could say anything without contradicting the truth.”
What the purport teaches
- All material elements are found within one another in gross and subtle forms. Different systems can therefore describe particular aspects of the same truth.
- The philosophers discussed here speak under the shelter of the Lord’s inconceivable mystic power. Yet the Lord’s own analysis of twenty-eight elements is perfect and should be accepted.
- Endless philosophical disagreement finds its resolution in accepting the Lord’s opinion and becoming His devotees. Chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa can unite everyone in love of Godhead.
Try this today
Chant once attentively: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
Ask yourself
How could accepting Kṛṣṇa’s guidance change my approach to disagreement?
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.