Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.8.23
Nirodha· Winding upKṛṣṇa Is Supremely Independent
“The independent Personality of Godhead enjoys His pastimes by His internal potency and at the time of annihilation gives them up to the external potency, and He remains a witness to it all.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the fountainhead of all other incarnations. He is the only independent person.
- He enjoys His pastimes through His internal potency. At annihilation, He gives them up to the external energy and remains unaffected.
- The Lord witnesses everything that happens, yet remains independent in every respect. A pure devotee desires to understand Him more perfectly.
Try this today
Reread the translation today and reflect for a minute on Kṛṣṇa as the unaffected witness of everything.
Ask yourself
What does this teaching help me understand about Kṛṣṇa’s independence?
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.