Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.87.27
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionLoving Service Opens the Way to Realization
“The devotees who worship You as the shelter of all beings disregard Death and place their feet on his head. But with the words of the Vedas You bind the nondevotees like animals, though they be vastly learned scholars. It is Your affectionate devotees who can purify themselves and others, not those who are inimical to You.”
What the purport teaches
- The soul is a minute spiritual person, dependent on the Supreme Lord and liable to come under material control. Only devotional service restores the soul to the shelter of the Lord’s internal energy.
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is obtained through unalloyed devotional service with full faith. His affectionate devotees can purify themselves and others, and confidence in His protection frees them from fear of death.
- Scholarship and argument alone cannot bring direct realization of the Lord. He reveals His personal form by His favor to those who turn toward Him in loving service.
Try this today
Before studying today, pause and ask Kṛṣṇa for mercy to understand how to serve Him.
Ask yourself
Am I approaching Kṛṣṇa mainly to gain knowledge, or with a desire to serve Him and receive His mercy?
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.