Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.7.47
Āśraya· The supreme shelterLasting Happiness in Relationship With the Lord
“What is realized as the Absolute Brahman is full of unlimited bliss without grief. That is certainly the ultimate phase of the supreme enjoyer, the Personality of Godhead. He is eternally void of all disturbances and is fearless. He is complete consciousness as opposed to matter. Uncontaminated and without distinctions, He is the principle primeval cause of all causes and effects, in whom there is no sacrifice for fruitive activities and in whom the illusory energy does not stand.”
What the purport teaches
- Impersonal Brahman realization is the first step, not the complete realization. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the source of the Brahman light; the Absolute is understood as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān.
- In liberation, full affection for the Lord awakens. Because this relationship is never broken, its happiness is free from grief and fear.
- Neither the Lord nor liberated devotees lack senses; their senses are free from material contamination. The senses find their proper purpose in satisfying the Supreme Lord, with spiritual happiness shared in that loving exchange.
Try this today
Use your voice today to read this translation aloud with the intention of satisfying the Supreme Lord.
Ask yourself
How might using your senses to satisfy the Lord differ from using them only for yourself?
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.