Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.1.15
Āśraya· The supreme shelterFollow Kṛṣṇa Without Becoming Entangled
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead is full in opulence by His own gain, yet He acts as the creator, maintainer and annihilator of this material world. In spite of acting in that way, He is never entangled. Hence devotees who follow in His footsteps are also never entangled.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is self-satisfied and complete in all opulence. Although He creates, maintains and annihilates the material world, He never becomes entangled.
- We are eternal, minute parts of the Lord, but material attraction entangles us in repeated bodily existence. Kṛṣṇa teaches us how to work without this bondage, and following His instructions brings liberation.
- Kṛṣṇa asks us to think of Him, become His devotees, worship Him and offer Him obeisances. Through devotional service, we gradually understand Him and become free from material bondage.
Try this today
Offer respectful obeisances to Kṛṣṇa today, remembering His instruction to become His devotee.
Ask yourself
Which of Kṛṣṇa’s instructions given here can you follow more consciously 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.