Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.20.28
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Supersoul Maintains All Living Entities
“[The inhabitants of Śākadvīpa worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of Vāyu in the following words.] O Supreme Person, situated as the Supersoul within the body, You direct the various actions of the different airs, such as prāṇa, and thus You maintain all living entities. O Lord, O Supersoul of everyone, O controller of the cosmic manifestation under whom everything exists, may You protect us from all dangers.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Person, present within the body as the Supersoul, directs the different airs, such as prāṇa. In this way, He maintains all living entities.
- Through prāṇāyāma, the yogī controls the bodily airs and approaches samādhi, or trance. The purpose is full absorption in seeing the Supreme Lord as antaryāmī, the Supersoul within the heart.
- The inhabitants pray to the Lord as the controller of the cosmic manifestation. They ask Him to protect them from all dangers.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to the Supreme Lord within the heart, acknowledging His maintenance and asking for His protection.
Ask yourself
How might remembering the Supersoul’s presence deepen your prayer for protection?
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.