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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.151

Kṛṣṇa Is the Shelter of All

“ ‘The Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam reveals the tenth object, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the shelter of all surrendered souls. He is known as Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and He is the ultimate source of all the universes. Let me offer my obeisances unto Him.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.151, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam describes āśraya-tattva, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • The purport distinguishes āśraya-tattva, the objective, from āśrita-tattva, the subjective. Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the shelter of all surrendered souls.
  • Because His lotus feet shelter all devotees, Kṛṣṇa is called paraṁ dhāma. Everything rests under His lotus feet, and He is the ultimate source of all universes.

Try this today

Offer one respectful obeisance to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, remembering Him as the shelter of all surrendered souls.

Ask yourself

What does it mean to you to seek shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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