Category:God Gives Shelter
Theme Analysis
The supreme destination for all living entities is the shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. According to Śrīla Prabhupāda, God is the ultimate śaraṇam, or refuge, for everyone. His causeless mercy extends to all classes of transcendentalists. He gives shelter to the impersonalists by allowing them to merge into His impersonal Brahman effulgence, while He provides the ultimate, personal shelter to His devotees in the spiritual planets known as the Vaikuṇṭhalokas. The profound theology of His all-pervasiveness and His capacity to give shelter is extensively analyzed in works like the Bhāgavata-sandarbha.
In the material world, conditioned souls frantically labor to secure basic necessities like food, defense, and physical shelter. However, the Vedic scriptures explain that these basic needs are already effortlessly provided by the Supreme Lord. A civilized human being should be satisfied with what God has supplied, adhering to the principle of plain living and high thinking, rather than endlessly struggling for material accumulation. Real safety cannot be found in mundane arrangements. When faced with the inherent dangers of this temporary and miserable world, the pure devotee immediately seeks the shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as advised in the Bhagavad-gītā.
The Lord is always prepared to protect the surrendered soul. Because He alone is never afraid, He is the only actual protector and the ultimate husband, as confirmed by the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī. Like Prahlāda Mahārāja, who prayed to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva for refuge after drifting through countless births, the sincere soul must recognize that lasting peace is found only at the Lord's lotus feet. By constantly remembering the all-good personal conception of the Lord, a devotee quickly attains unalloyed devotional service under His direct, infallible shelter.
- The Ultimate Refuge: Vāsudeva is the supreme śaraṇam, providing shelter to the impersonalists in the Brahman effulgence and to the devotees in the Vaikuṇṭhalokas.
- Material Necessities: God already supplies our basic material shelter and food; human society should be satisfied with this and focus on spiritual advancement.
- The Only Protector: Because the Lord is completely fearless, He is the only true protector, master, and husband for the fearful living entities.
- Seeking the Lotus Feet: In times of danger and after wandering through countless births, the pure devotee exclusively seeks the shelter of the Lord's lotus feet.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: God Gives Shelter - The Ultimate Refuge of the Supreme Lord.
Subcategories
This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
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Pages in category "God Gives Shelter"
The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
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- He (the Lord) gives shelter to the impersonalists in His impersonal Brahman effulgence, whereas He gives shelter to the devotees in His personal abodes known as the Vaikunthalokas
- He (the Lord) is always prepared to give shelter to the surrendered soul, and anyone so fortunate as to look upon Him feels all satisfaction. The Lord is always worthy to be the master of the surrendered soul, for He is the ocean of mercy
- He alone who is never afraid but who, on the contrary, gives complete shelter to all fearful persons can actually become a husband and protector. Therefore, my (Laksmi's) Lord, you (Kamadeva) are the only husband, and no one else can claim this position
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- I (Prahlada Maharaja) drift from one point to another birth after birth, and I pray to You (Lord Nrisimha) therefore to give me a shelter at Your lotus feet
- I am traveling all over the world; I see people are very busy for searching out food and shelter. But according to Vedic scripture, it is said that food and shelter is already there, given by God
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- We should be satisfied with what God has supplied in the form of food, shelter, defense and sex, and should not want more and more and more. The best type of civilization is one that ascribes to the maxim of - plain living and high thinking
- Whenever there is danger, the pure devotee thinks of the protection and shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is also advised in Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.33): anityam asukham lokam imam prapya bhajasva mam