Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.3.43
Ūti· What drives us to actThe Supreme Truth Has Unlimited Personality
“O King, in the Age of Kali people’s intelligence will be diverted by atheism, and they will almost never offer sacrifice to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the supreme spiritual master of the universe. Although the great personalities who control the three worlds all bow down to the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord, the petty and miserable human beings of this age will not do so.”
What the purport teaches
- Atheism will divert people's intelligence from worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme spiritual master of the universe. Even the great controllers of the three worlds bow to Him.
- The purport argues that personality and consciousness must have an adequate source. Just as the sun's heat and light reveal its nature, personal consciousness points toward a supreme conscious source.
- The Lord's transcendental form and personality are unlimited, not material. Calling all personality limiting overlooks His infinite personal qualities.
Try this today
Spend one minute reflecting respectfully on the Lord's unlimited intelligence and kindness.
Ask yourself
Do I assume that the Lord's personality must have the limitations of my own?
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.