Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.9.27
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord Manifests His Different Energies
“And [please inform me] how You, by Your own Self, manifest different energies for annihilation, generation, acceptance and maintenance by combination and permutation.”
What the purport teaches
- The whole manifestation is a diffusion of the Lord’s internal, external and marginal energies, just as sunlight manifests the sun’s energy.
- These energies are simultaneously one with and different from the Lord. Sunshine and the sun illustrate this relationship.
- The energies act in different combinations under the Lord’s direction. Although everything comes from Him, He remains different from these manifested activities.
Try this today
Reflect for one minute on the sun and sunshine analogy, remembering both the unity and difference between the Lord and His energies.
Ask yourself
How does recognizing the Lord’s energies change the way I regard the world?
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.