Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.14.9
Āśraya· The supreme shelterRecognize the Lord’s Different Universal Roles
“In the form of Prajāpati Marīci, the Supreme Personality of Godhead creates progeny; becoming the king, He kills the thieves and rogues; and in the form of time, He annihilates everything. All the different qualities of material existence should be understood to be qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- In the form of Prajāpati Marīci, the Supreme Personality of Godhead creates progeny.
- Becoming the king, He kills thieves and rogues. In the form of time, He annihilates everything.
- The different qualities of material existence should be understood to be qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Write down the three roles described here: creating progeny, punishing thieves and rogues, and annihilating everything as time.
Ask yourself
How does this verse broaden my understanding of the Supreme Lord’s involvement in material existence?
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.