Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.7.26
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord Remains Beyond Material Contamination
“Dakṣa addressed the Supreme Personality of Godhead: My dear Lord, You are transcendental to all speculative positions. You are completely spiritual, devoid of all fear, and You are always in control of the material energy. Even though You appear in the material energy, You are situated transcendentally. You are always free from material contamination because You are completely self-sufficient.”
What the purport teaches
- Dakṣa addresses the Supreme Personality of Godhead as beyond all speculative positions. The Lord is completely spiritual and free from fear.
- The Lord always controls the material energy. Even when He appears within it, He remains transcendental.
- The Lord is completely self-sufficient. He is therefore always free from material contamination.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly, then recall these three qualities: spiritual, self-sufficient and free from material contamination.
Ask yourself
How does this description distinguish the Lord from someone controlled by material energy?
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.