Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.49.11
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionTrouble Can Deepen Shelter in Kṛṣṇa
“Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa! O great yogi! O Supreme Soul and protector of the universe! O Govinda! Please protect me, who have surrendered to You. I and my sons are being overwhelmed by trouble.”
What the purport teaches
- Kuntī called upon Kṛṣṇa as the great yogi, Supreme Soul and protector of the universe. Since He maintains the entire universe, she trusted that He could protect her family.
- Overwhelmed and exhausted by troubles, Kuntīdevī helplessly took shelter of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. She asked Him to protect her and her children.
- The purport explains that Kuntī regarded these troubles as a blessing because they forced her to remain intensely Kṛṣṇa conscious.
Try this today
Turn one worry into a simple prayer: “Kṛṣṇa, please protect me and help me take shelter of You.”
Ask yourself
How might a present difficulty become an occasion to take deeper shelter of Kṛṣṇa?
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.