Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.25.9
Āśraya· The supreme shelterGlorify the Lord Whose Greatness Is Unlimited
“By His glance, the Supreme Personality of Godhead enables the modes of material nature to act as the causes of universal creation, maintenance and destruction. The Supreme Soul is unlimited and beginningless, and although He is one, He has manifested Himself in many forms. How can human society understand the ways of the Supreme?”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord’s glance enables the material modes to bring about creation, maintenance and destruction. He existed before creation and is eternal and unchanging.
- Lord Ananta’s glories have no end, and no one can understand Him fully. He is the great controller and also a servant of God, a Vaiṣṇava.
- While sustaining the universe, Anantadeva continually chants Kṛṣṇa’s unlimited glories. Chanting Lord Anantadeva’s glories cleanses the heart and brings liberation, so a Vaiṣṇava never misses an opportunity to glorify Him.
Try this today
Read aloud one sentence from this verse’s purport that glorifies Lord Anantadeva.
Ask yourself
Can I respond to the Lord’s unlimited greatness with glorification rather than expecting to understand everything?
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.