Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.19.9
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Devotees Pray for Protection
“[The cowherd boys said:] O Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa! Most powerful one! O Rāma! You whose prowess never fails! Please save Your devotees, who are about to be burned by this forest fire and have come to take shelter of You!”
What the purport teaches
- The boys called out to Kṛṣṇa as the most powerful one.
- They addressed Rāma as one whose prowess never fails.
- Facing the forest fire, they asked Them to save Their devotees who had come to take shelter.
Try this today
Read the boys’ prayer aloud once, attending to their appeal for shelter.
Ask yourself
Can I ask for the Lord’s shelter with the directness of the cowherd boys?
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.