Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.28.6-7
Āśraya· The supreme shelterEverything Depends on Kṛṣṇa and His Potencies
“The Supersoul alone is the ultimate controller and creator of this world, and thus He alone is also the created. Similarly, the Soul of all existence Himself both maintains and is maintained, withdraws and is withdrawn. No other entity can be properly ascertained as separate from Him, the Supreme Soul, who nonetheless is distinct from everything and everyone else. The appearance of the threefold material nature, which is perceived within Him, has no actual basis. Rather, you should understand that this material nature, composed of the three modes, is simply the product of His illusory potency.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa creates the cosmos by expanding His external potency. Like the sun and its rays, the Lord and His potency are simultaneously one and different.
- The Lord alone is the true proprietor, creating, maintaining and withdrawing the world through His own potency. He is nondifferent from everything yet remains the unique Supreme Personality of Godhead, above all.
- Vaikuṇṭha contains eternal forms of bliss and knowledge, whereas temporary material forms frustrate those who covet them. The Lord is the reservoir of all pleasure; pursuing false happiness draws us away from our eternal loving relationship with Him.
Try this today
Notice one possession you claim as your own, and consciously acknowledge the Supreme Lord as its true proprietor.
Ask yourself
Where am I seeking pleasure as though Lord Kṛṣṇa could not fully satisfy me?
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.