Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.19.14
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionLoving Friendship Beyond Astonishing Power
“When the cowherd boys saw that they had been saved from the forest fire by the Lord’s mystic power, which is manifested by His internal potency, they began to think that Kṛṣṇa must be a demigod.”
What the purport teaches
- The cowherd boys of Vṛndāvana loved Kṛṣṇa as their only friend and exclusive object of devotion.
- To increase their ecstasy, Kṛṣṇa displayed His mystic potency and saved them from the terrible forest fire.
- The boys could never give up their ecstatic loving friendship with Kṛṣṇa. Rather than considering Him God, they thought He might be a demigod and that, as His friends, they too must be demigods.
Try this today
Offer Kṛṣṇa a short prayer today expressing a wish to grow in loving devotional service, not merely in wonder at His power.
Ask yourself
What does the boys’ response teach you about the strength of their loving devotion to Kṛṣṇa?
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.