Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.2.33
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionMādhava protects devotees through setbacks
“O Mādhava, Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord of the goddess of fortune, if devotees completely in love with You sometimes fall from the path of devotion, they do not fall like nondevotees, for You still protect them. Thus they fearlessly traverse the heads of their opponents and continue to progress in devotional service.”
What the purport teaches
- Devotees generally do not fall from the path, but if they circumstantially do, the Lord still protects them because of their strong attachment to Him. Their fall is not like that of nondevotees.
- Mādhava is always accompanied by Lakṣmī, the mother of all opulences. The Lord’s opulences are ready to help the devotee who remains connected with Him.
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, promises that His devotee never perishes. Trusting this protection, a devotee should continue in devotional service and never knowingly deviate from the path.
Try this today
Give five attentive minutes today to a devotional practice you have neglected, remembering Mādhava’s protection.
Ask yourself
How can trust in the Lord’s protection help me continue serving Him after a setback?
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.