Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.29.38
Āśraya· The supreme shelterViṣṇu Is Everyone’s Support and Master
“Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the enjoyer of all sacrifices, is the time factor and the master of all masters. He enters everyone’s heart, He is the support of everyone, and He causes every being to be annihilated by another.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the supreme enjoyer and the enjoyer of all sacrifices. All others work as His servants.
- Even Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and the other demigods are servants of the Supreme Lord. He is the master of all masters.
- Viṣṇu enters everyone’s heart as Paramātmā and supports everyone. As the time factor, He causes one being to be annihilated through another.
Try this today
Before one task today, pause and remember that your position is to serve the Supreme Lord.
Ask yourself
How does seeing myself as the Lord’s servant affect my sense of independence?
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.