Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.4.30
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Is the Cause of All Causes
“The Supreme Brahman, Kṛṣṇa, is the ultimate resting place and source of everything. Everything is done by Him, everything belongs to Him, and everything is offered to Him. He is the ultimate objective, and whether acting or causing others to act, He is the ultimate doer. There are many causes, high and low, but since He is the cause of all causes, He is well known as the Supreme Brahman who existed before all activities. He is one without a second and has no other cause. I therefore offer my respects unto Him.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the original cause of everything. Even the material world, conducted under the modes of nature, has its source in Him.
- Govinda has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin of all, but He Himself has no origin or cause.
- Kṛṣṇa has no equal, and His many forms are nondifferent from Him. Everything belongs to Him, everything is offered to Him, and He is the ultimate objective.
Try this today
Choose one thing you use today and pause to acknowledge Kṛṣṇa as its ultimate source and owner.
Ask yourself
How might remembering that everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa change my attitude toward what I use today?
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.