Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.7.14
Āśraya· The supreme shelterTake Shelter of the Lord Who Maintains
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated in pure goodness. He illuminates the entire universe and bestows all benedictions upon His devotees. The Lord has created this universe from His own spiritual potency. According to His desire, the Lord entered this universe as the Supersoul, and by virtue of His different potencies He is maintaining all living entities desiring material enjoyment. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the Lord, who is the giver of intelligence.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated in pure goodness. He creates the universe through His spiritual potency, illuminates it and bestows benedictions upon His devotees.
- As the Supersoul, the Lord enters the hearts of all living entities, giving them intelligence and fulfilling their material desires. He also enters the universe and the atom.
- Nārāyaṇa within the sun maintains the entire universe and should be worshiped. The purport teaches that every living entity should take shelter of Him as the sun rises.
Try this today
Offer respectful obeisances to the Lord today, remembering that He gives intelligence and maintains all living entities.
Ask yourself
How does remembering the Lord as the giver of intelligence deepen my gratitude to Him?
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.