Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.32.33
Āśraya· The supreme shelterDevotion Reveals the Supreme Person
“A single object is appreciated differently by different senses due to its having different qualities. Similarly, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is one, but according to different scriptural injunctions He appears to be different.”
What the purport teaches
- The same Supreme Lord appears differently through different processes, just as milk is perceived differently by different senses. Mental speculation approaches impersonal Brahman, while yoga practice may reveal the localized Supersoul.
- Through bhakti-yoga, one can approach the Supreme Lord face to face as the Supreme Person. Devotional service gives the living entity the highest possible understanding of the Absolute Truth.
- The pleasure of exchanging devotional service with Kṛṣṇa surpasses even Brahman pleasure. Without bhakti, neither jñāna-yoga nor aṣṭāṅga-yoga can be successful.
Try this today
Take one quiet minute today to fix your mind on Kṛṣṇa, the master of the senses.
Ask yourself
How can I make devotion to Kṛṣṇa central to my effort to understand Him?
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.