Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.7.42
Mukti· LiberationMany Souls, One Supreme Lord
“A thoughtful sage, even while living within a material body, should understand himself to be pure spirit soul. Similarly, one should see that the spirit soul enters within all forms of life, both moving and nonmoving, and that the individual souls are thus all-pervading. The sage should further observe that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as the Supersoul, is simultaneously present within all things. Both the individual soul and the Supersoul can be understood by comparing them to the nature of the sky: although the sky extends everywhere and everything rests within the sky, the sky does not mix with anything, nor can it be divided by anything.”
What the purport teaches
- The sky accommodates all material objects without mixing with them or becoming divided. This comparison helps us understand the individual soul and the Supersoul.
- Individual souls are present throughout the forms of life because there are innumerable souls. Each individual soul nevertheless remains infinitesimal.
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is personally present everywhere as the Supersoul, yet remains one and unattached. A thoughtful sage never doubts the Lord's supreme position.
Try this today
Look at the sky for a moment and reflect that all beings rest within the Supreme Lord, while He remains unattached.
Ask yourself
Can I distinguish the countless individual souls from the one all-pervading Supreme Lord?
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.