Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.6.33
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Is the Cause of All Causes
“My dear son, whatever you inquired from me I have thus explained unto you, and you must know for certain that whatever there is (either as cause or as effect, both in the material and spiritual worlds) is dependent on the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- Everything in the material and spiritual worlds depends on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is the original cause of all persons and all energies.
- An effect can become the cause of another effect. Behind this succession of causes and effects stands the Lord, the cause of all causes.
- The original cause is personal: Lord Kṛṣṇa. Even the impersonal spiritual effulgence, brahmajyoti, is an effect of Him.
Try this today
Choose one thing you depend on today and reflect on its ultimate dependence on Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
When I consider the causes behind my life, do I remember their ultimate dependence on Kṛṣṇa?
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.