Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.1.12
Āśraya· The supreme shelterKṛṣṇa Is the Cause of All Causes
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead has no beginning, no end and no middle. Nor does He belong to a particular person or nation. He has no inside or outside. The dualities found within this material world, such as beginning and end, mine and theirs, are all absent from the personality of the Supreme Lord. The universe, which emanates from Him, is another feature of the Lord. Therefore the Supreme Lord is the ultimate truth, and He is complete in greatness.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the origin of everything, but He has no origin. His body is eternal, blissful and spiritual.
- The Lord is present in everything and expanded in everything, yet He is not everything. He is simultaneously one with and different from His creation.
- Material distinctions such as beginning, middle and end do not apply to the Lord, nor does He belong to one person or nation. Present everywhere and at all times, He is the Absolute Truth, complete in greatness.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment today to reflect on Kṛṣṇa as the cause of everything, who Himself has no cause.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa belongs to no particular person or nation broaden your understanding of 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.