Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.16.47
Āśraya· The supreme shelterSee Creation in Relation to the Lord
“My dear Lord, You are the creator, maintainer and annihilator of this cosmic manifestation, but persons who are too materialistic and who always see separateness do not have eyes with which to see You. They cannot understand Your real position, and therefore they conclude that the cosmic manifestation is independent of Your opulence. My Lord, You are the supreme pure, and You are full in all six opulences. Therefore I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead creates, maintains and annihilates the cosmic manifestation. It is not independent of His opulence.
- Those who are too attached to material sense enjoyment cannot understand the Lord’s real position. They regard creation as a chance combination of matter without reference to God.
- The Lord is the supreme pure and is full in all six opulences. The prayer therefore offers Him respectful obeisances.
Try this today
Offer respectful obeisances today, remembering the Lord as the creator, maintainer and annihilator of the universe.
Ask yourself
Do I tend to view the world as independent of the 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.