Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.9.34
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Pervades Everything Without Losing His Form
“O Lord, You need no support, and although You have no material body, You do not need cooperation from us. Since You are the cause of the cosmic manifestation and You supply its material ingredients without being transformed, You create, maintain and annihilate this cosmic manifestation by Yourself. Nevertheless, although You appear engaged in material activity, You are transcendental to all material qualities. Consequently these transcendental activities of Yours are extremely difficult to understand.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, always remains in Goloka Vṛndāvana. Without undergoing any change, He is simultaneously all-pervading.
- The Lord creates, maintains and annihilates the cosmic manifestation without needing anyone’s support. Although He acts upon material nature, He remains beyond its qualities.
- Having no material body does not mean that the Lord has no form. He retains His transcendental form while extending everywhere throughout the material creation.
Try this today
Reread the translation today, remembering that Kṛṣṇa remains unchanged and retains His transcendental form.
Ask yourself
Do I mistakenly think that the Lord’s presence everywhere means He cannot have a personal form?
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.