Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.8.35
Āśraya· The supreme shelterSurrender to Your Dearest Well-Wisher
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead is absolutely the most dear one for all living beings because He is everyone’s well-wisher and Lord. He is the Supreme Soul situated in everyone’s heart. Therefore I will now pay the price of complete surrender, and thus purchasing the Lord I will enjoy with Him just like Lakṣmīdevī.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord is everyone's dearest well-wisher and the Supreme Soul within every heart. Only He can award the highest perfection of life.
- Lakṣmīdevī always remains at the Lord's lotus feet. Following her example brings eternal happiness.
- We can make the best use of the material body by surrendering our body, mind and words to the Lord. This is the price by which one can purchase Him, and it automatically controls the old tendency toward sense gratification.
Try this today
Do one small act of service to the Lord today, giving it both your attention and your willing effort.
Ask yourself
How can I offer my body, mind and words to my dearest well-wisher?
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.