Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.5.10
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Is Supreme Beyond All Living Beings
“Whatever you have spoken about me is not false because unless and until one is aware of the Personality of Godhead, who is the ultimate truth beyond me, one is sure to be illusioned by observing my powerful activities.”
What the purport teaches
- Without knowing the Personality of Godhead beyond Brahmā, one may mistake Brahmā's powerful activities for supreme power. Even Brahmā can never be equal to the Lord.
- The frog in the well illustrates the limits of trying to measure the Lord's inconceivable potency by one's own small experience. Material power or moral excellence alone does not make someone God.
- Nārada's apparent bewilderment serves, by the Lord's will, to teach others the truth. The great authorities accept Kṛṣṇa as the Personality of Godhead, whose identity always remains distinct from ordinary living beings.
Try this today
Pause today to reflect on this teaching: Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and even Brahmā is not His equal.
Ask yourself
Do I ever confuse impressive power or admirable character with the identity of the Supreme Lord?
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.