Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.11.45
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionRemember the Supreme Lord’s Opulent Expansions
“All these personalities are the opulent expansions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, in the form of the sun-god. These deities take away all the sinful reactions of those who remember them each day at dawn and sunset.”
What the purport teaches
- All these personalities are opulent expansions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, in the form of the sun-god.
- The verse directs attention to remembering these personalities each day at dawn and sunset.
- These deities take away all the sinful reactions of those who remember them in this way. Their relationship with the Supreme Lord is central to this remembrance.
Try this today
At the next dawn or sunset, read this translation and remember the personalities as the Supreme Lord’s opulent expansions.
Ask yourself
How can I remember these personalities while keeping their relationship with the Supreme Lord in view?
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.