Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.20.15
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionRemain Steady Through Difficulties
“Just as devotees whose minds are absorbed in the Personality of Godhead remain peaceful even when attacked by all sorts of dangers, the mountains in the rainy season were not at all disturbed by the repeated striking of the rain-bearing clouds.”
What the purport teaches
- Mountains remain unshaken under torrents of rain and become cleansed and beautiful. Similarly, devotees absorbed in the Personality of Godhead remain peaceful amid dangers.
- An advanced devotee does not abandon devotional service because of disturbing conditions. Such conditions instead cleanse the heart of attachment to this world.
- A devotee accepts reverses as Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mercy, understanding suffering to result from one’s own previous misdeeds.
Try this today
Keep one small commitment to devotional service today, even if an inconvenience arises.
Ask yourself
How might I remain steady in devotional service during a present difficulty?
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.