Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.14.48
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Boys Sing of Kṛṣṇa’s Protection
“As the cowherd boys reached the village of Vraja, they sang, “Today Kṛṣṇa saved us by killing a great serpent!” Some of the boys described Kṛṣṇa as the son of Yaśodā, and others as the son of Nanda Mahārāja.”
What the purport teaches
- Returning to Vraja, the cowherd boys sang that Kṛṣṇa had saved them by killing a great serpent.
- Kṛṣṇa had actually killed Aghāsura one year earlier. Bewildered by Brahmā’s mystic potency, the boys had not noticed the passing year.
- The boys thought Kṛṣṇa had rescued them that very day. Some sang of Him as Yaśodā’s son, and others as Nanda Mahārāja’s son.
Try this today
Read the boys’ song aloud once, remembering Kṛṣṇa as their protector.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you about the boys’ joyful remembrance of Kṛṣṇa’s protection?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.