Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.3.17
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Supreme Lord Has No Equal
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead replied: O great sages, I am certainly very pleased with your prayers. You are all truthful. You have prayed for the benediction of a son like Me for King Nābhi, but this is very difficult to obtain. Since I am the Supreme Person without a second and since no one is equal to Me, another personality like Me is not possible to find. In any case, because you are all qualified brāhmaṇas, your vibrations should not prove untrue. I consider the brāhmaṇas who are well qualified with brahminical qualities to be as good as My own mouth.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is one without a second. No one is equal to Him or greater than Him.
- God does not belong exclusively to one religious sect. He is one, though people appreciate Him from different angles of vision.
- The Lord honored the truthful words of the highly qualified brāhmaṇas. He considers brāhmaṇas with genuine brahminical qualities to be as good as His own mouth.
Try this today
Reflect for one minute on the teaching that the Supreme Lord has no equal or competitor.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that God is one affect my view of different religious communities?
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.