Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.32.26
Āśraya· The supreme shelterDevotion Reveals the Supreme Person
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead alone is complete transcendental knowledge, but according to the different processes of understanding He appears differently, either as impersonal Brahman, as Paramātmā, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead or as the puruṣa-avatāra.”
What the purport teaches
- The one Supreme Personality of Godhead is understood differently through different processes: as impersonal Brahman, Paramātmā or the Supreme Person. Pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness reveals Him as the Supreme Person.
- Bhagavān is full in six opulences: wealth, fame, strength, beauty, knowledge and renunciation. Ultimately, understanding Him requires bhakti-yoga.
- The devotee can see the Supreme Lord face to face and become His personal associate. One should make the Lord’s supreme abode one’s destination.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the Lord’s six opulences and your desire to serve Him.
Ask yourself
How does understanding the Supreme as a person deepen your desire for devotional 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.