Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.21
Sarga· CreationWorship Vāsudeva for Clear Consciousness
“The mode of goodness, which is the clear, sober status of understanding the Personality of Godhead and which is generally called vāsudeva, or consciousness, becomes manifest in the mahat-tattva.”
What the purport teaches
- The vāsudeva state is pure goodness, or śuddha-sattva, untouched by passion and ignorance. In this clear state, one can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The individual soul knows its particular body, but Vāsudeva, the Superknower, knows the fields of activity in all bodies. His knowledge is not limited like ours.
- To become situated in clear consciousness, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one must worship Vāsudeva. Vāsudeva is Kṛṣṇa Himself, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer to Vāsudeva, asking for clear consciousness free from material desires.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking clear consciousness as a way to understand and worship Kṛṣṇa?
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.