Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.7.24
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionMercy Restores Our Eternal Service
“And yet, though You are beyond the purview of the material energy, You execute the four principles of liberation characterized by religion and so on for the ultimate good of the conditioned souls.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa descends out of causeless mercy to reclaim fallen souls. He remains eternally beyond the influence of material nature.
- The living being is eternally the Lord’s servant. Forgetting this position, one imagines oneself an enjoyer of the material world.
- The Lord comes to remove this false sense of enjoyment and bring conditioned souls back to Godhead. His purpose reveals His all-merciful nature.
Try this today
Offer one small act of service to Kṛṣṇa today, consciously remembering that you are His servant.
Ask yourself
Where am I forgetting my position as the Lord’s servant and trying to be an independent enjoyer?
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.