Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.3.4
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Lord Remains Changeless
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, by expanding His own energy, keeps this cosmic manifestation visible and again sometimes renders it invisible. He is both the supreme cause and the supreme result, the observer and the witness, in all circumstances. Thus He is transcendental to everything. May that Supreme Personality of Godhead give me protection.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead has many potencies. By expanding His own energy, He manifests the universe whenever He desires.
- When the cosmic manifestation is annihilated, it rests in Him. Throughout creation and annihilation, He remains the unfailing observer.
- The Supreme Lord is changeless and aloof from creation and annihilation. Gajendra asks this transcendental Lord for protection.
Try this today
Pause today and offer a short prayer asking the changeless Supreme Lord for protection.
Ask yourself
How does the Lord’s changeless nature help me turn to Him for protection?
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.