Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.10.11
Āśraya· The supreme shelterNārāyaṇa Is the Supreme Person
“That Supreme Person is not impersonal and therefore is distinctively a nara, or person. Therefore the transcendental water created from the Supreme Nara is known as nāra. And because He lies down on that water, He is known as Nārāyaṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme is not impersonal. He is distinctively a nara, or person.
- The transcendental water created from the Supreme Nara is called nāra.
- Because the Supreme Person lies down on that water, He is known as Nārāyaṇa.
Try this today
Say the name Nārāyaṇa slowly once, recalling its meaning given in this verse.
Ask yourself
How does this explanation of Nārāyaṇa’s name help me think of the Supreme as a person?
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.