Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.25.18
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa’s Vow to Protect His Devotees
“I must therefore protect the cowherd community by My transcendental potency, for I am their shelter, I am their master, and indeed they are My own family. After all, I have taken a vow to protect My devotees.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa declared that the cowherd community was His own family. As their shelter and master, He would protect them by His transcendental potency.
- The purport explains that Kṛṣṇa was both their sole shelter and one who had made His home among them.
- They loved Him as their child, friend, lover and life itself, and He reciprocated their feelings. Protecting these intimate devotees fulfilled His vow.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute expressing to Kṛṣṇa your desire to take shelter of Him.
Ask yourself
How can I make my remembrance of Kṛṣṇa more personal and affectionate?
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.