Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.71
Āśraya· The supreme shelterDevotional Service Links Us With the Supreme
“When a man is sleeping, all his material assets — namely the vital energy, the senses for recording knowledge, the senses for working, the mind and the intelligence — cannot arouse him. He can be aroused only when the Supersoul helps him.”
What the purport teaches
- A sleeping person cannot be aroused by vital energy, senses, mind or intelligence alone. He needs the help of the Supersoul.
- The virāṭ-puruṣa is the universal form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is the original source of the various sense organs and their presiding deities.
- Material activities cannot link one with the Supreme Absolute Personality of Godhead. This connection is possible only through devotional service and detachment.
Try this today
Set aside one small material distraction today and spend that time in devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
Am I relying only on my own faculties, or making room for devotional service and detachment?
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.