Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.18.11
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesEverything Belongs to the Supreme Lord
“Certainly We have stolen the charge of the inhabitants of Rasātala and have lost all shame. Although bitten by your powerful mace, I shall stay here in the water for some time because, having created enmity with a powerful enemy, I now have no place to go.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord speaks as though He has nowhere to go, but God cannot be driven out of any place. He is all-pervading.
- Demons think of their possessions as their own property. Actually, everything belongs to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The Lord can take anything at any time He likes. Our claim of ownership does not change His ownership.
Try this today
Choose one possession you use today and pause to remember that it belongs to the Supreme Lord.
Ask yourself
What possession do I find hardest to recognize as belonging to the Lord?
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.