Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.4.19
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord Frees Devotees From Fear
“The Lord also delivered the tiny ascetic sages called the Vālakhilyas when they fell into the water in a cow’s hoofprint and Indra was laughing at them. The Lord then saved Indra when Indra was covered by darkness due to the sinful reaction for killing Vṛtrāsura. When the wives of the demigods were trapped in the palace of the demons without any shelter, the Lord saved them. In His incarnation as Nṛsiṁha, the Lord killed Hiraṇyakaśipu, the king of demons, to free the saintly devotees from fear.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord rescued the tiny Vālakhilya sages when they fell into water in a cow’s hoofprint, while Indra laughed at them.
- The Lord also saved Indra from the darkness caused by the sinful reaction for killing Vṛtrāsura. He rescued the wives of the demigods when they were trapped without shelter in the demons’ palace.
- As Nṛsiṁha, the Lord killed Hiraṇyakaśipu to free the saintly devotees from fear.
Try this today
Read the sentence about Nṛsiṁha again, then offer a brief prayer for shelter from fear.
Ask yourself
How does the Lord’s care for those without shelter help you turn toward Him?
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.