Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.12.11
Āśraya· The supreme shelterEverything Depends on the Supreme Lord
“The three puruṣas — Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu and Kṣīrodakaśāyī-Viṣṇu — the material nature, the total material energy, the false ego, the five material elements, the material senses, the mind, the intelligence and consciousness cannot create the material manifestation without the direction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- Whatever we experience is a manifestation of the energies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. These energies cannot create anything independently.
- Material nature produces moving and unmoving living beings only under the Lord’s direction. He is the origin of everything.
- The living entity is always controlled, never the independent controller. Thinking oneself an independent god is foolishness.
Try this today
Notice one thing in nature today and remember that its energy works under the Supreme Lord’s direction.
Ask yourself
Where do I tend to forget my dependence on the Supreme Lord?
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.