Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.16.23
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord Is Beyond Material Knowing
“The Supreme Brahman emanates from the Supreme Personality of Godhead and expands like the sky. Although untouched by anything material, it exists within and without. Nonetheless, the mind, intelligence, senses and living force can neither touch Him nor know Him. I offer unto Him my respectful obeisances.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Brahman emanates from the Supreme Personality of Godhead and expands like the sky.
- Although untouched by anything material, Brahman exists within and without.
- The mind, intelligence, senses and living force can neither touch nor know Him. The prayer responds with respectful obeisances.
Try this today
Read the prayer slowly once, then offer respectful obeisances with awareness of the limits of material understanding.
Ask yourself
What does this prayer teach you about the limits of your mind and senses?
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.