Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.16.51
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord’s Eternal Forms and Guidance
“All living entities, moving and nonmoving, are My expansions and are separate from Me. I am the Supersoul of all living beings, who exist because I manifest them. I am the form of the transcendental vibrations like oṁkāra and Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Rāma, and I am the Supreme Absolute Truth. These two forms of Mine — namely, the transcendental sound and the eternally blissful spiritual form of the Deity, are My eternal forms; they are not material.”
What the purport teaches
- By following the spiritual master’s instructions in devotional service, one advances step by step toward love of Godhead. The Supreme Lord within the heart gives the devotee intelligence to approach Him.
- Both the living entities and the physical elements are energies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As the Supersoul, He guides living beings; we cannot act independently of Him.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Absolute Truth. His transcendental sound and His eternally blissful Deity form are eternal, not material.
Try this today
Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Rāma attentively for one minute, remembering that this transcendental sound is a form of the Lord.
Ask yourself
How might knowing that the Lord’s holy name is His eternal form deepen my attention while chanting?
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.