Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.24.2
Āśraya· The supreme shelterTrue Vision Sees Everything as the Lord’s Potency
“Originally, during the Kṛta-yuga, when all men were very expert in spiritual discrimination, and also previous to that, during the period of annihilation, the seer existed alone, nondifferent from the seen object.”
What the purport teaches
- In Kṛta-yuga, also called Satya-yuga, people were expert in spiritual discrimination. Their vision agreed with reality rather than changing speculation.
- Seeing everything as the Supreme Lord’s potency, they did not artificially create duality between themselves and other living entities.
- At annihilation, everything rests within the Lord. Liberated living entities in the eternal spiritual world never undergo this merging; they remain in their spiritual forms, voluntarily one with Him in love.
Try this today
When meeting someone today, pause to remember that this living entity is also the Supreme Lord’s potency.
Ask yourself
How might seeing others as the Lord’s potency change the way you relate to them?
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.