Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.29.44
Sthāna· The universe in orderKṛṣṇa Is the Supreme Controller
“Out of fear of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the directing demigods in charge of the modes of material nature carry out the functions of creation, maintenance and destruction; everything animate and inanimate within this material world is under their control.”
What the purport teaches
- Viṣṇu directs goodness, Brahmā directs passion, and Lord Śiva directs ignorance. Other demigods oversee departments such as air, water and clouds.
- These departments function in proper order out of fear of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although there are many controllers, Kṛṣṇa is the supreme controller above them all.
- One dissolution occurs during Brahmā’s night, and the final dissolution occurs when he dies. Until then, creation, maintenance and destruction proceed through different demigods under the Supreme Lord’s supervision.
Try this today
Recall the three modes and their directing deities, then remember that Kṛṣṇa is the supreme controller.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa is above all other controllers shape my understanding of His supremacy?
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.