Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.3.46
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionDevotional Service Cleanses the Heart
“If a person hears about, glorifies, meditates upon, worships or simply offers great respect to the Supreme Lord, who is situated within the heart, the Lord will remove from his mind the contamination accumulated during many thousands of lifetimes.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord is situated within the heart. He removes contamination accumulated during many thousands of lifetimes.
- The verse names hearing, glorifying, meditating and worshiping as ways to turn toward Him.
- Even offering great respect to the Lord brings His cleansing mercy. Devotional service centers on Him, and He performs the purification.
Try this today
Read this verse aloud once, then offer a respectful prayer to the Supreme Lord within your heart.
Ask yourself
Which of these ways of serving the Lord can I practice attentively today?
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.