Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.29.37
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord’s Association Dispels Illusion
“Śrī Uddhava said: O unborn, primeval Lord, although I had fallen into the great darkness of illusion, my ignorance has now been dispelled by Your merciful association. Indeed, how can cold, darkness and fear exert their power over one who has approached the brilliant sun?”
What the purport teaches
- Uddhava says that the Lord’s merciful association has dispelled the great darkness of his ignorance.
- He compares approaching the Lord to approaching the brilliant sun, where cold, darkness and fear cannot exert their power.
- Although he feared separation from Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Uddhava now understands that the Lord is everything. Kṛṣṇa consciousness cannot be threatened or diminished for one who takes full shelter of His lotus feet.
Try this today
Read Uddhava’s comparison with the sun and offer a brief prayer for full shelter at the Lord’s lotus feet.
Ask yourself
When I feel afraid, how can I turn toward shelter in Lord Kṛṣṇa?
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.