Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.7.16
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord’s Power Exceeds All Calculation
“The Personality of Godhead, after hearing the elephant’s plea, felt that the elephant needed His immediate help, for he was in great distress. Thus at once the Lord appeared there on the wings of the king of birds, Garuḍa, fully equipped with His weapon, the wheel [cakra]. With the wheel He cut to pieces the mouth of the crocodile to save the elephant, and He delivered the elephant by lifting him by his trunk.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord resides in Vaikuṇṭha, far beyond the material sky. Neither material airships nor the finer mindships of yogīs can reach His kingdom.
- Human imagination and mathematical calculation cannot estimate the Lord’s powers. He can hear from unlimited distances and appear simultaneously in all places at a moment’s notice.
- Hearing the elephant’s plea, the Lord immediately appeared on Garuḍa. He cut the crocodile’s mouth with His wheel and lifted the elephant by his trunk.
Try this today
Offer one sincere prayer today, remembering that distance does not limit the Lord’s ability to hear.
Ask yourself
How does the Lord’s ability to hear beyond all distance affect the way you pray?
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.