Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.8.41
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionOnly the Supreme Lord Can Deliver
“The intelligence of the living entity is stolen away by activities of sense gratification, and thus he falls into the dark well of material existence. Within that well he is then seized by the deadly serpent of time. Who else but the Supreme Personality of Godhead could save the poor living entity from such a hopeless condition?”
What the purport teaches
- Sense gratification steals the living entity's intelligence and leads him into the dark well of material existence. There he is seized by time, compared to a deadly serpent.
- Even the demigods are subject to birth and death. They cannot provide the complete deliverance the living entity needs.
- The only solution to life's problems is to take shelter of the Lord's lotus feet and return to Godhead. The purport affirms that Viṣṇu is the giver of liberation for everyone.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment today to ask the Supreme Personality of Godhead for shelter at His lotus feet.
Ask yourself
Where do I turn for shelter when I recognize that material enjoyment cannot save me from time?
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.