Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.7.1
Nirodha· Winding upKṛṣṇa Is the Basis of Everything
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O greatly fortunate Uddhava, you have accurately revealed My desire to withdraw the Yadu dynasty from the earth and return to My own abode in Vaikuṇṭha. Thus Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and all other planetary rulers are now praying for Me to resume My residence in Vaikuṇṭha.”
What the purport teaches
- Uddhava accurately understood Kṛṣṇa’s desire to withdraw the Yadu dynasty and return to Vaikuṇṭha. Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and the other planetary rulers were praying for His return.
- The demigods govern within the material universe and are under māyā’s influence. Lord Viṣṇu controls māyā, and His abode, Vaikuṇṭha, lies beyond her kingdom.
- Lord Viṣṇu is a plenary expansion of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the original source of all spiritual expansions and living entities. Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is therefore the basis of everything.
Try this today
Pause today to remember that every extraordinary ability or position ultimately depends on Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
How does recognizing Kṛṣṇa as the source of everything deepen your devotion to Him?
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.