Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.11.42
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Is the Cause of All Causes
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, is therefore said to be the original cause of all causes. Thus the spiritual abode of Viṣṇu is eternal without a doubt, and it is also the abode of Mahā-Viṣṇu, the origin of all manifestations.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the original cause of all causes. His form is eternal, full of bliss and knowledge.
- Mahā-Viṣṇu creates innumerable universes by His breathing while resting in yoga-nidrā on the Causal Ocean. He is a plenary portion of Kṛṣṇa and is nondifferent from Him.
- Mahā-Viṣṇu’s appearance in the material world is temporary, for the temporary manifestation of the material worlds. The Lord’s original form eternally resides in the spiritual abode, Vaikuṇṭha.
Try this today
Today, slowly read the quoted description of Kṛṣṇa’s eternal form as a small act of devotion, giving attention to each quality.
Ask yourself
How can remembering Kṛṣṇa as the original cause of all causes deepen my devotion to Him?
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.