Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.17.27
Āśraya· The supreme shelterEverything Is Carried by Eternal Time
“O my Lord, You are the beginning, the manifestation and the ultimate dissolution of the three worlds, and You are celebrated in the Vedas as the reservoir of unlimited potencies, the Supreme Person. O my Lord, as waves attract branches and leaves that have fallen into deep water, You, the supreme eternal time factor, attract everything in this universe.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord is the beginning, manifestation and ultimate dissolution of the three worlds.
- The Vedas celebrate Him as the Supreme Person and the reservoir of unlimited potencies.
- Everything in this material world is carried away by the waves of time. These waves of attraction represent the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Notice one change around you today, and recall the verse’s image of everything being carried by waves of time.
Ask yourself
How does seeing everything carried by time deepen my recognition of the Supreme Lord?
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.