Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.10.36
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord Acts Without Material Bondage
“He, the Personality of Godhead, manifests Himself in a transcendental form, being the subject of His transcendental name, quality, pastimes, entourage and transcendental variegatedness. Although He is unaffected by all such activities, He appears to be so engaged.”
What the purport teaches
- The Personality of Godhead manifests transcendental forms, names, qualities, pastimes and entourage. His forms are not created by material nature.
- Unlike conditioned souls, the Lord is never affected by His activities and has no desire for their fruits. He is already full in wealth, strength, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation.
- One who understands the difference between the Lord's transcendental activities and conditioned activities is not bound by reactions. The Lord conducts creation, maintenance and destruction Himself or through His authorized deputies.
Try this today
Reread the translation today and identify one way the Lord's activities differ from your own.
Ask yourself
Do I judge the Lord's activities by the limitations of a conditioned soul?
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.