Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.5.10
Āśraya· The supreme shelterHear About the Lord Within Your Heart
“The Personality of Godhead is eternally situated within the heart of every embodied being; still the Lord remains situated apart, just as the sky, which is all-pervading, does not mix with any material object. Thus the Lord is the supreme worshipable object and the absolute controller of everything. He is elaborately glorified in the Vedic literature, but those who are bereft of intelligence do not like to hear about Him. They prefer to waste their time discussing their own mental concoctions, which inevitably deal with gross material sense gratification such as sex life and meat-eating.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead eternally resides within every embodied being’s heart while remaining apart from matter. He is the supreme worshipable object and the controller of everything.
- The goal of all Vedic knowledge is to know Kṛṣṇa, the Absolute Truth. Materialistic people neglect this purpose and spend their time discussing sense gratification.
- The Lord patiently encourages the conditioned soul to recognize Him within the heart. Since everything belongs to Him, directing our activities toward His pleasure brings unlimited happiness.
Try this today
Replace five minutes of talk about sense enjoyment with reading or discussing Kṛṣṇa’s teachings.
Ask yourself
What conversation or activity could I redirect toward Kṛṣṇa’s pleasure?
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.