Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.16.46
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Supersoul Already Knows Everything
“O unlimited Supreme Personality of Godhead, whatever a living entity does in this material world is well known to You because You are the Supersoul. In the presence of the sun there is nothing to be revealed by the light of a glowworm. Similarly, because You know everything, in Your presence there is nothing for me to make known.”
What the purport teaches
- The unlimited Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Supersoul. Everything living beings do in this material world is already known to Him.
- A glowworm’s light reveals nothing in the presence of the sun. Similarly, nothing needs to be made known to the all-knowing Lord.
- The prayer humbly acknowledges the Lord’s complete knowledge. The speaker does not claim to tell Him anything He does not already know.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer today acknowledging that the Lord already knows your actions.
Ask yourself
How does remembering that the Lord already knows my actions affect the way I pray?
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.