Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.2.6
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa Affectionately Guides and Protects His Devotees
“To protect the Yadus, His personal devotees, from Kaṁsa’s attack, the Personality of Godhead, Viśvātmā, the Supreme Soul of everyone, ordered Yoga-māyā as follows.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the original source of all His expansions. Through His plenary expansion, He is the Supersoul in everyone’s heart.
- Understanding Devakī’s fear, Kṛṣṇa ordered Yoga-māyā to protect her. He affectionately gives His devotees intelligence to live in this world without forgetting Him.
- Yoga means linking ourselves again with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Bhakti-yoga is the direct and best path, joining the devotee with Him through faithful, loving service.
Try this today
Before one task today, pause and ask Kṛṣṇa for the intelligence to remember Him while doing it.
Ask yourself
How might remembering Kṛṣṇa help you respond to the uncertainty of material life?
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.