Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.80.9
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionTrust Kṛṣṇa's Compassionate Shelter
“[Sudāmā’s wife said:] O brāhmaṇa, isn’t it true that the husband of the goddess of fortune is the personal friend of your exalted self? That greatest of Yādavas, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, is compassionate to brāhmaṇas and very willing to grant them His shelter.”
What the purport teaches
- Sudāmā's wife reminds him that his personal friend is Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord and husband of the goddess of fortune. He is compassionate to brāhmaṇas and willing to grant shelter.
- She anticipates his doubts about his own worthiness and devotion. She assures him that, as a great and wise personality, he would obtain the Lord's shelter and mercy.
- Kṛṣṇa is especially the Lord of His devotees. Even if He did not personally give charity, His devotees engaged in His service would mercifully help.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer seeking Kṛṣṇa's shelter while remembering His compassion.
Ask yourself
Do doubts about my own worthiness keep me from seeking Kṛṣṇa's shelter?
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.