Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.89.40
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionWho Can Truly Give Protection?
“When neither Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Rāma nor Keśava can save a person, who else can possibly protect him?
What the purport teaches
- The brāhmaṇa named Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Rāma and Keśava as those who had not saved the person in question.
- He asked who else could possibly protect someone under those circumstances.
- His question challenged the confidence that any other protector could succeed.
Try this today
Read the brāhmaṇa’s question slowly and reflect on the limits of promises to protect others.
Ask yourself
What does the brāhmaṇa’s question invite me to consider about claims of protection?
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.