Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.15.13
Āśraya· The supreme shelterPleasing the Lord Pleases All
“When the Supreme Lord is pleased by a person’s actions, automatically all the demigods, human beings, animals, birds, bees, creepers, trees, grass and all other living entities, beginning with Lord Brahmā, are pleased. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Supersoul of everyone, and He is by nature fully pleased. Nonetheless, He came to the arena of Mahārāja Gaya and said, “I am fully pleased.””
What the purport teaches
- By satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one satisfies the demigods and all other living entities without differentiation.
- Pouring water on a tree’s root nourishes its branches, twigs, flowers and leaves. Similarly, pleasing the Supreme Lord brings satisfaction to all.
- The Supreme Lord is the Supersoul of everyone and is naturally self-satisfied. Yet Mahārāja Gaya’s behavior pleased Him so much that He personally declared His satisfaction.
Try this today
Before one action today, pause and consider how to perform it for the Supreme Lord’s satisfaction.
Ask yourself
How can the example of watering a tree’s root guide my desire to benefit others?
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.