Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 2.7.31
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionMake Kṛṣṇa the Center of Daily Duties
“Lord Kṛṣṇa saved His foster father, Nanda Mahārāja, from the fear of the demigod Varuṇa and released the cowherd boys from the caves of the mountain, for they were placed there by the son of Maya. Also, to the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana, who were busy working during daytime and sleeping soundly at night because of their hard labor in the day, Lord Kṛṣṇa awarded promotion to the highest planet in the spiritual sky. All these acts are transcendental and certainly prove without any doubt His Godhood.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇa rescued Nanda Mahārāja and the cowherd boys and awarded the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana the highest spiritual planet. These transcendental acts prove His Godhood.
- The inhabitants of Vṛndāvana worked hard by day and slept soundly at night, yet they were always thinking of Kṛṣṇa. Everything they did was spiritualized through their relationship with Him.
- One should discharge one's duties on Lord Kṛṣṇa's behalf. This is the advantage of bhakti-yoga: ordinary actions become filled with Kṛṣṇa thought.
Try this today
Before one task today, pause and consciously undertake it as service to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
Which daily duty could you do with Kṛṣṇa as its central purpose?
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.