Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.6.69
Āśraya· The supreme shelterAll Beings Depend on Divine Shelter
“You are personally present as the indwelling lord in the hearts of all moving and nonmoving beings, who depend completely on your shelter. Indeed, you animate their material minds, senses and vital airs to act.”
What the purport teaches
- The prayer describes the indwelling lord as personally present in the hearts of all moving and nonmoving beings.
- All these beings depend completely on his shelter.
- He animates their material minds, senses and vital airs, enabling them to act.
Try this today
Before one activity today, pause and gratefully remember that your ability to act depends on divine shelter.
Ask yourself
How might remembering your dependence on divine shelter change the way you use your mind and senses?
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.