Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.1.8
Āśraya· The supreme shelterThe Supreme Person Remains Beyond Cosmic Dissolution
“The transcendental Supreme Person, the Supersoul of all living entities, who are in different statuses of life, high and low, existed at the end of the millennium, when neither this manifested cosmos nor anything else but Him existed.”
What the purport teaches
- The transcendental Supreme Person is the Supersoul of all living entities, whether their status of life is high or low.
- When the entire world is inundated, only the Supreme Personality of Godhead exists, and nothing else.
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī begins the account of Manu’s dynasty from this foundation. He will describe how the Lord creates other things, one after another.
Try this today
Spend one quiet minute remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the Supersoul of all living entities.
Ask yourself
How does remembering the Supreme Person’s existence beyond the cosmos shape your view of Him?
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.