Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.9.26-27
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa Is the Cause of Everything
“By His inconceivable internal potency, the Supreme Personality of Godhead expands into various transcendental bodies as Vāmanadeva, the incarnation of strength among the demigods; Paraśurāma, the incarnation among saints; Nṛsiṁhadeva and Varāha, incarnations among animals; and Matsya and Kūrma, incarnations among aquatics. He accepts various transcendental bodies among all types of living entities, and among human beings He especially appears as Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Rāma. By His causeless mercy, He protects the demigods, who are always harassed by the demons. He is the supreme worshipable Deity of all living entities. He is the supreme cause, represented as the male and female creative energies. Although different from this universe, He exists in His universal form [virāṭ-rūpa]. In our fearful condition, let us take shelter of Him, for we are sure that the Supreme Lord, the Supreme Soul, will give us His protection.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord appears in various transcendental forms through His internal potency. By His causeless mercy, He protects the demigods, who take shelter of Him in fear.
- Material nature and the living entities are energies of the Supreme Lord, not independent causes of creation. Vāsudeva, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, is the original cause of everything.
- Those who understand that everything emanates from Kṛṣṇa engage in His devotional service. They worship Him with all their hearts.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer to Kṛṣṇa today, acknowledging Him as the source of everything and asking for His shelter.
Ask yourself
How might knowing Kṛṣṇa as the source of everything deepen my desire to serve Him?
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.