Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.58.8
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord Appears to Relieve Distress
“So overcome by love that her throat choked up and her eyes filled with tears, Queen Kuntī remembered the many troubles she and her sons had endured. Thus she addressed Lord Kṛṣṇa, who appears before His devotees to drive away their distress”
What the purport teaches
- Queen Kuntī was overcome by love for Kṛṣṇa. Her throat choked up and her eyes filled with tears.
- She remembered the many troubles that she and her sons had endured. With those memories, she addressed the Lord.
- Kṛṣṇa appears before His devotees to drive away their distress. Kuntī spoke to Him as that merciful Lord.
Try this today
Bring one present difficulty before Kṛṣṇa in a short, sincere prayer.
Ask yourself
When you remember difficulties, how might you turn toward Kṛṣṇa as Kuntī did?
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.