Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.10.42
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord’s Incarnations Remain Fully Transcendental
“He, the Personality of Godhead, as the maintainer of all in the universe, appears in different incarnations after establishing the creation, and thus He reclaims all kinds of conditioned souls amongst the humans, the nonhumans and the demigods.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead Viṣṇu appears in different societies and species to reclaim conditioned souls from illusion. His mercy is not limited to human beings.
- The Lord is never a product of material creation, and His transcendental position never changes. He is the eternal form of knowledge and bliss, beyond material actions and reactions.
- The Lord’s powers do not decrease when He appears as an animal. There is no difference between Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Lord Śrī Rāma and His incarnations as a fish or hog.
Try this today
Reread the translation today, remembering that every incarnation retains the Lord’s full transcendental power.
Ask yourself
Am I trying to understand the Lord by measuring Him against my own limited experience?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.