Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.6.32
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Is Supreme Above All
“By His will, I create, Lord Śiva destroys, and He Himself, in His eternal form as the Personality of Godhead, maintains everything. He is the powerful controller of these three energies.”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā creates and Śiva destroys under the Lord's authority. In His eternal form as Viṣṇu, the Lord maintains everything and controls their affairs.
- Lord Vāsudeva is one without a second, yet He can expand Himself and display His unlimited powers. Lord Kṛṣṇa affirms that there is nothing above Him.
- The Lord's primary energies are internal, marginal and external. The living entities belong to His spiritual marginal potency, but none is equal to or greater than the Supreme Lord.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer acknowledging Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and yourself as His subordinate.
Ask yourself
What does it mean for me to be spiritual yet always subordinate to 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.