Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.40-41
Āśraya· The supreme shelterOṁkāra Is the Seed of Vedic Sound
“This oṁkāra, ultimately nonmaterial and imperceptible, is heard by the Supersoul without His possessing material ears or any other material senses. The entire expanse of Vedic sound is elaborated from oṁkāra, which appears from the soul, within the sky of the heart. It is the direct designation of the self-originating Absolute Truth, the Supersoul, and is the secret essence and eternal seed of all Vedic hymns.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord within the heart hears sound and awakens sleeping living entities. His sensory activities always function on a superior level, without dependence on material senses.
- Within the heart is a type of sky meant for the vibration of Vedic sounds. Oṁkāra is their eternal seed and directly designates the self-originating Absolute Truth, the Supersoul.
- Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the greatest Vedic literature, is the full elaboration of the Vedic seed sound.
Try this today
Read a short passage of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam today with deliberate attention, remembering its relationship to the eternal Vedic seed sound.
Ask yourself
How might seeing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as the full elaboration of Vedic sound affect my attention while reading?
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.