Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.22.20
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Supreme Lord Is Our Highest Authority
“The highest authority for me is the unlimited Supreme Personality of Godhead, from whom this wonderful creation emanates and in whom its sustenance and dissolution rest. He is the origin of all Prajāpatis, the personalities meant to produce living entities in this world.”
What the purport teaches
- Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the origin, maintainer and final resting place of creation. Only He can fulfill the innumerable needs of all living entities.
- Kardama Muni accepted whatever Viṣṇu desired as his duty. He intended to beget a child only to help the Lord's mission.
- One who engages exclusively in the Supreme Lord's service becomes free from other obligations. Kardama Muni therefore preferred to devote his life to serving the Lord.
Try this today
Before beginning one duty today, pause and consider how to perform it in a spirit of service to the Supreme Lord.
Ask yourself
Do I regard the Supreme Lord's service as the guiding purpose of my duties?
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.