Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.3.31
Nirodha· Winding upOne Unchanging Lord in Every Heart
“O my lord, Your Lordship is eternally awake, seeing everything that happens. As eternal time, you reduce the duration of life for all living entities through your different parts, such as moments, seconds, minutes and hours. Nonetheless, you are unchanged, resting in one place as the Supersoul, witness and Supreme Lord, the birthless, all-pervading controller who is the cause of life for all living entities.”
What the purport teaches
- Although the Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated everywhere, He remains the central unchanging point. He is fully present in the heart of every living entity.
- The Lord has many forms, yet He is one and unchanging. As the Supersoul, He inspires living entities to act amid many different subjects, objects, and activities.
- Living entities are parts and parcels of the Lord, one with Him in quality yet different from Him. Meanwhile, time steadily reduces their duration of life.
Try this today
When meeting someone today, silently remember that the same unchanging Supersoul is present in both your hearts.
Ask yourself
How could remembering the Lord’s presence in every heart change the way I regard others?
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.