Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.7.22
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa Gives His Devotees Fearlessness
“Arjuna said: O my Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, You are the almighty Personality of Godhead. There is no limit to Your different energies. Therefore only You are competent to instill fearlessness in the hearts of Your devotees. Everyone in the flames of material miseries can find the path of liberation in You only.”
What the purport teaches
- Arjuna’s description is authoritative because he has experienced Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities. Kṛṣṇa is the almighty Personality of Godhead, whose energies have no limit.
- The Lord’s protection gives His devotees fearlessness. His mercy can extinguish material existence’s blazing forest fire.
- The self-realized spiritual master is the Lord’s mercy representative. Through his words, transcendental knowledge enters the suffering heart and extinguishes the fire of material existence.
Try this today
Reread one sentence of this purport about the Lord’s protection and reflect on it for a minute.
Ask yourself
How can I become more receptive to the Lord’s mercy through the spiritual master’s words?
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.