Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.24.38
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord Reveals Himself Through Surrender
“You will be thoroughly advised and favored by Me, and because of your inquiries, everything about My glories, which are known as paraṁ brahma, will be manifest within your heart. Thus you will know everything about Me.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Paramātmā, is situated in everyone’s heart. From Him come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness.
- The Lord reveals Himself in proportion to one’s surrender. A fully surrendered soul receives His direct favor and has no fear of the modes of material nature.
- The more one is purified and desires to know the Supreme, the more the Lord reveals. Full knowledge of Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān is revealed to pure devotees.
Try this today
Write one sincere question about the Lord’s glories, then offer a brief prayer for understanding and deeper surrender.
Ask yourself
Where could I become more willing to surrender to the Lord rather than hold back?
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.