Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.6.12
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord Is the Abode of Truth
“Also, the consciousness of that great personality is the abode of religious principles — mine, yours, and those of the four bachelors Sanaka, Sanātana, Sanat-kumāra and Sanandana. That consciousness is also the abode of truth and transcendental knowledge.”
What the purport teaches
- The consciousness of the great personality is the abode of religious principles.
- This includes the religious principles of the speaker, the hearer, and Sanaka, Sanātana, Sanat-kumāra and Sanandana.
- That same consciousness is also the abode of truth and transcendental knowledge.
Try this today
Before one conversation today, pause to remember the Lord as the abode of truth and choose truthful words.
Ask yourself
How can remembering the Lord as the abode of truth deepen my respect for truth?
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.