Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.45.17-18
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionFulfillment in the Lord’s Presence
“The members of these clans, protected by the arms of Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa, felt that all their desires were fulfilled. Thus they enjoyed perfect happiness while living at home with their families. Because of the presence of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, they no longer suffered from the fever of material existence. Every day these loving devotees could see Mukunda’s ever-cheerful lotus face, which was decorated with beautiful, merciful smiling glances.”
What the purport teaches
- Protected by the arms of Kṛṣṇa and Saṅkarṣaṇa, the members of the clans felt all their desires fulfilled.
- They lived happily at home with their families. Because of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma’s presence, the fever of material existence had ceased.
- Every day these loving devotees saw Mukunda’s ever-cheerful lotus face, adorned with beautiful, merciful smiling glances.
Try this today
Take a quiet minute today to remember Mukunda’s cheerful lotus face and merciful smiling glances.
Ask yourself
What draws your heart toward the loving devotees’ daily experience of Mukunda?
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.