Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.10.2
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionSurrender Brings Fearlessness Beyond Illusion
“Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said: O Lord Hari, I take shelter of the soles of Your lotus feet, which bestow fearlessness upon all who surrender to them. Even the great demigods are bewildered by Your illusory energy, which appears to them in the guise of knowledge.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Hari’s lotus feet bestow fearlessness upon those who surrender to them.
- Even great demigods can be bewildered by the Lord’s illusory energy, which appears in the guise of knowledge.
- The purport explains that studying nature for material sense gratification can deepen identification with the material body. Such apparent advancement in knowledge leads further into ignorance.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer to Lord Hari for shelter and freedom from bewilderment.
Ask yourself
Is my pursuit of knowledge helping me seek the Lord’s shelter, or strengthening my identification with the body?
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.