Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.11.23
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord’s Features Are Purely Transcendental
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Hari, thus appears in four personal expansions, each exhibiting major limbs, minor limbs, weapons and ornaments. Through these distinct features, the Lord maintains the four phases of existence.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Hari, appears in four personal expansions, each with major limbs, minor limbs, weapons, and ornaments.
- Through these distinct features, the Lord maintains the four phases of existence.
- The Lord’s spiritual body, weapons, ornaments, and associates are all pure transcendental existence, identical with Him.
Try this today
Reread the purport once, pausing to remember that the Lord’s body and belongings are transcendental.
Ask yourself
How does this teaching change the way I think about the Lord’s form and ornaments?
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.