Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.31.13
Āśraya· The supreme shelterRealize Your Identity Through Loving Devotion
“Factually the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the original source of all self-realization. Consequently, the goal of all auspicious activities — karma, jñāna, yoga and bhakti — is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the original source of both matter and spirit. The material world is His external energy, and the living entity is His marginal energy.
- The living entity is the Lord’s energy, not the Supreme Person. Our duty is to understand our real identity, and Kṛṣṇa gives us the facilities to reach devotional service.
- Kṛṣṇa gives those who constantly worship Him with love the understanding by which they can come to Him. Whatever spiritual process one begins with, one must reach bhakti-yoga to achieve self-realization.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to Kṛṣṇa today, asking for understanding that will help you serve Him with love.
Ask yourself
How might understanding myself as Kṛṣṇa’s energy change the way I approach 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.