Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.2.17
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord Appears to Protect Religion
“Lord Viṣṇu — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the spiritual master of all moving and nonmoving living beings, and the Supreme Soul of all — takes birth to protect the principles of religion and to relieve His saintly devotees from the reactions of material work.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Viṣṇu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the Supreme Soul of all.
- He is the spiritual master of all moving and nonmoving living beings.
- He takes birth to protect religious principles and relieve His saintly devotees from the reactions of material work.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to Lord Viṣṇu, asking for guidance in serving Him.
Ask yourself
How does knowing the Lord's care for His devotees deepen my desire to serve 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.