Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.6.22
Sarga· CreationKṛṣṇa Is the Original Supreme Person
“From that Personality of Godhead, all the universal globes and the universal form with all material elements, qualities and senses are generated. Yet He is aloof from such material manifestations, like the sun, which is separate from its rays and heat.”
What the purport teaches
- The universes, material elements, qualities and senses arise from the Personality of Godhead. Yet He remains aloof from them, like the sun from its rays and heat.
- The gigantic universal form is not the Lord’s original form. His original form is the eternal, transcendental form of Kṛṣṇa, with two hands and a flute.
- Govinda resides in Goloka while remaining present throughout His creation by His expansions. His inconceivable potency unites His personal existence with His all-pervading presence.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute remembering Kṛṣṇa’s eternal form with two hands and a flute as the source of all creation.
Ask yourself
How does knowing Kṛṣṇa as a person deepen my understanding of His all-pervading presence?
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.