Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.19.29
Āśraya· The supreme shelterHearing Leads to Surrender and Devotion
“O Lord Vāsudeva, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, You are the creator of the entire cosmic manifestation. You live as the Supersoul in everyone’s heart and are smaller than the smallest, yet You are greater than the greatest and are all-pervading. You appear completely silent, having nothing to do, but this is due to Your all-pervading nature and Your fullness in all opulences. I therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto You.”
What the purport teaches
- Devayānī offered obeisances to Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the creator and the Supersoul in everyone’s heart. He is all-pervading and full in all opulences.
- Expressing realization of the Lord’s greatness is itself devotional service. Among the nine processes of pure devotional service, hearing and chanting are especially important.
- By hearing about Vāsudeva from Yayāti, Devayānī became convinced and surrendered unto the Lord. She adopted bhakti-yoga and became liberated.
Try this today
Read Devayānī’s prayer aloud once, then offer your own brief prayer of surrender to Lord Vāsudeva.
Ask yourself
How is hearing about the Lord helping me move toward sincere surrender?
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.