Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.8.23
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionHelplessness Can Deepen Attachment to Kṛṣṇa
“O Hṛṣīkeśa, master of the senses and Lord of lords, You have released Your mother, Devakī, who was long imprisoned and distressed by the envious King Kaṁsa, and me and my children from a series of constant dangers.”
What the purport teaches
- Kuntī remembers how Kṛṣṇa released Devakī from imprisonment and saved her own family from repeated dangers. She addresses Him as Hṛṣīkeśa, the master of the senses and Lord of lords.
- Kuntīdevī was a widow with no one to help her except Kṛṣṇa. The purport explains that He gives greater favor to a devotee facing greater dangers.
- Sometimes the Lord places His pure devotees in danger so that helplessness increases their attachment to Him. Greater attachment to the Lord means greater success for the devotee.
Try this today
Name one difficulty in a brief prayer to Kṛṣṇa, asking that it deepen your attachment to Him.
Ask yourself
When I feel helpless, how might I turn toward Kṛṣṇa with greater attachment?
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.