Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.12.10
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Alone Is the Supreme Controller
“O King Indra, as a wooden doll that looks like a woman or as an animal made of grass and leaves cannot move or dance independently, but depends fully on the person who handles it, all of us dance according to the desire of the supreme controller, the Personality of Godhead. No one is independent.”
What the purport teaches
- A wooden doll or an animal made of grass and leaves cannot move independently. Similarly, all living beings depend on the supreme controller.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa alone is the supreme controller, and all others are His servants. Ignorance and illusion make us think we are independent of His will.
- Kṛṣṇa, known as Govinda, has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin of all and the cause of all causes.
Try this today
Before one act of devotional service, quietly remember: “Kṛṣṇa is the supreme controller, and I am His servant.”
Ask yourself
How would remembering that I am Kṛṣṇa’s servant change my attitude today?
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.