Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.73.16
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionRepeated Obeisances to the Supreme Lord
“Again and again we offer our obeisances unto Lord Kṛṣṇa, Hari, the son of Vasudeva. That Supreme Soul, Govinda, vanquishes the suffering of all who surrender to Him.”
What the purport teaches
- The kings offered their obeisances to Lord Kṛṣṇa again and again.
- They addressed Him as Hari, the son of Vasudeva, and Govinda. He is the Supreme Soul.
- Govinda vanquishes the suffering of all who surrender to Him. The kings’ repeated obeisances express their reverence for Him.
Try this today
Slowly offer the verse’s prayer of obeisance to Lord Kṛṣṇa twice today.
Ask yourself
What does offering repeated obeisances mean to you as an expression of surrender?
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.