Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.1.34
Āśraya· The supreme shelterContemplate Clouds, Twilight and Moon
“O best amongst the Kurus, the clouds which carry water are the hairs on His head, the terminations of days or nights are His dress, and the supreme cause of material creation is His intelligence. His mind is the moon, the reservoir of all changes.”
What the purport teaches
- The clouds that carry water are described as the hairs on the Lord’s head.
- The endings of days and nights are His dress. The supreme cause of material creation is His intelligence.
- The moon, the reservoir of all changes, is described as His mind. These features are presented as aspects of the Lord’s universal form.
Try this today
At twilight, or when you notice clouds or the moon, pause and recall the corresponding feature of the Lord’s universal form.
Ask yourself
Which of these descriptions could help me remember the Lord during an ordinary day?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.