Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.18
Sarga· CreationThe Lord Remains Beside the Soul
“By exhibiting His potencies, the Supreme Personality of Godhead adjusts all these different elements, keeping Himself within as the Supersoul and without as time.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead resides within the heart as Paramātmā, the Supersoul, and remains outside as time. Within, He witnesses, sanctions and maintains the individual soul.
- Paramātmā is different from the conditioned soul. The soul experiences bodily happiness and distress, while the Lord remains as witness and sanction-giver.
- The living entity has minute independence to forget the Lord or turn toward His service. Although the soul forgets Him, the affectionate Lord always remains beside the soul.
Try this today
Before one decision today, pause to remember the Lord within your heart and choose with the intention of serving Him.
Ask yourself
How can I use my independence today to turn toward the Lord's service?
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.