Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.6.42
Āśraya· The supreme shelterCreation Offers a Chance to Return
“Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī Viṣṇu is the first incarnation of the Supreme Lord, and He is the master of eternal time, space, cause and effects, mind, the elements, the material ego, the modes of nature, the senses, the universal form of the Lord, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, and the sum total of all living beings, both moving and nonmoving.”
What the purport teaches
- The temporary material creation gives conditioned souls a chance to correct their desire to be false masters. Living entities are eternally servants of the Lord, but some misuse their independence and do not wish to serve.
- Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī Viṣṇu manifests and manages the material creation through the Lord’s energies. All its ingredients and living beings remain under the Supreme Lord’s control.
- Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī Viṣṇu is a plenary part of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the original Personality of Godhead. The Vedas teach our eternal relationship with Him, a relationship of loving transcendental service.
Try this today
Before one task today, pause and resolve to do it in a spirit of service to Kṛṣṇa rather than personal mastery.
Ask yourself
Where am I trying to act as an independent master rather than a servant of 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.