Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.10.33
Āśraya· The supreme shelterMatter Covers Our Vision, Not the Lord
“Thus by all this, the external feature of the Personality of Godhead is covered by gross forms such as those of planets, which were explained to you by me.”
What the purport teaches
- Earth, water, fire, air, sky, mind, intelligence and false ego are the Lord's separated material energy. They all emanate from the Personality of Godhead.
- Clouds cover our eyes from seeing the sun, not the sun itself. Similarly, the Lord's material energy cannot cover Him.
- The coverings obscure the vision of conditioned souls who want to lord it over material nature. Lacking transcendental vision, they deny the Lord's existence and transcendental form.
Try this today
Write one reminder today: “Material coverings obscure my vision, not the Personality of Godhead.”
Ask yourself
Do I mistake the limits of my own vision for limits on the Lord's existence?
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.