Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.4.13
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutySee Every Body as the Lord’s Temple
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated as the Supersoul within the cores of the hearts of all living entities, whether moving or nonmoving, including men, birds, animals, trees and, indeed, all living entities. Therefore you should consider every body a residence or temple of the Lord. By such vision you will satisfy the Lord. You should not angrily kill these living entities in the forms of trees.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead resides as the Supersoul within every living entity, whether moving or nonmoving.
- Because every body is the Lord’s residence, one should not destroy it out of unnecessary envy. Such destruction displeases the Supersoul.
- Soma reminded the Pracetās not to displease the Lord whom they had tried to satisfy. Seeing living bodies as His temples satisfies Him.
Try this today
When you see a person, animal, or tree today, pause and remember that the Supersoul resides within.
Ask yourself
How would seeing each body as the Lord’s residence change my treatment of living beings?
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.