Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.29.38
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionGratitude Keeps Us at His Feet
“In return for my insignificant surrender, You have mercifully bestowed upon me, Your servant, the torchlight of transcendental knowledge. Therefore, what devotee of Yours who has any gratitude could ever give up Your lotus feet and take shelter of another master?”
What the purport teaches
- Uddhava regards his own surrender as insignificant and addresses himself as the Lord’s servant.
- In return, the Lord has mercifully given him the torchlight of transcendental knowledge.
- Uddhava asks how any grateful devotee could abandon the Lord’s lotus feet and seek another master.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer thanking the Lord for transcendental knowledge and asking to remain at His lotus feet.
Ask yourself
How does gratitude for the Lord’s teachings strengthen my desire to remain His servant?
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.