Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 1.8.24
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionRemember Kṛṣṇa’s Protection Through Repeated Dangers
“My dear Kṛṣṇa, Your Lordship has protected us from a poisoned cake, from a great fire, from cannibals, from the vicious assembly, from sufferings during our exile in the forest and from the battle where great generals fought. And now You have saved us from the weapon of Aśvatthāmā.”
What the purport teaches
- Kuntīdevī and her sons faced one difficulty after another for years. Each time, the Lord saved them.
- Kṛṣṇa protected them from poison, fire, dangers in the forest and powerful warriors in battle. He also protected Draupadī from humiliation by supplying an immeasurable length of cloth.
- Even after the battle, danger remained through the weapon of Aśvatthāmā. The Lord saved the child within Uttarā’s womb, Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the only surviving descendant of the Kurus.
Try this today
Reread the translation slowly and offer thanks to Kṛṣṇa for one act of protection described there.
Ask yourself
What stands out to me about Kuntī’s remembrance of the Lord’s repeated protection?
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.