Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.24.19
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Contains All Existence
“The material universe may be considered real, having nature as its original ingredient and final state. Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu is the resting place of nature, which becomes manifest by the power of time. Thus nature, the almighty Viṣṇu and time are not different from Me, the Supreme Absolute Truth.”
What the purport teaches
- The material universe may be considered real because material nature is its original ingredient and final state. Nature rests in Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu and becomes manifest through time.
- Material nature is the Lord’s energy, Mahā-Viṣṇu is His plenary portion, and time represents His activity. Nature and time are always subservient to Him.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, creates, maintains and annihilates everything through His potencies and plenary portions. He is the Absolute Truth because He contains all existence within Himself.
Try this today
Observe one change in nature today and remember that both nature and time are subservient to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How does understanding nature and time as dependent on Kṛṣṇa change my view of the world?
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.