Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.16.23
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa Responds to His Devotees’ Distress
“The Lord remained for some time within the coils of the serpent, imitating the behavior of an ordinary mortal. But when He understood that the women, children and other residents of His village of Gokula were in acute distress because of their love for Him, their only shelter and goal in life, He immediately rose up from the bonds of the Kāliya serpent.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord remained within the serpent’s coils for some time, imitating the behavior of an ordinary mortal.
- The residents of Gokula were deeply distressed because of their love for Him. Kṛṣṇa was their only shelter and goal in life.
- Understanding their distress, the Lord immediately rose up from Kāliya’s bonds.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment today to address Kṛṣṇa as your shelter and goal.
Ask yourself
What would it mean for me to make Kṛṣṇa my shelter and goal?
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.