Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.12.11
Āśraya· The supreme shelterGovinda Is Present Everywhere
“My Lord, You are the supreme knowledge personified. You know everything about this creation and its beginning, maintenance and annihilation, and You know all the endeavors made by the living entities, by which they are either implicated in this material world or liberated from it. As the air enters the vast sky and also enters the bodies of all moving and nonmoving entities, You are present everywhere, and therefore You are the knower of all.”
What the purport teaches
- Although Govinda always resides in His own abode, Goloka, He is simultaneously present everywhere. By His plenary portion, He enters every universe and every atomic particle.
- Nothing is unknown to the Lord, and nothing can be hidden from Him. He knows creation, maintenance and annihilation, as well as the endeavors that bind or liberate living entities.
- The air is present in the vast sky and within every body, yet remains different from them. This comparison helps explain the Lord’s presence everywhere while remaining distinct.
Try this today
Before one action today, pause and remember that Govinda knows both your action and your intention.
Ask yourself
How might remembering that nothing is hidden from Govinda affect my choices?
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.