Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.4.9
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Supreme Lord Remains One
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead is one, whether He alone acts with the modes of material nature, or simultaneously expands in many forms, or expands consecutively to direct the modes of nature.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is one, even when He acts alone with the modes of material nature.
- He can expand simultaneously into many forms. These expansions do not change His oneness.
- He can also expand consecutively to direct the modes of nature. In all these activities, He remains the one Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Read the translation aloud once, then restate in your own words how the Lord remains one while expanding.
Ask yourself
How does this verse help you understand unity within the Lord’s many forms?
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.