Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.12.32
Āśraya· The supreme shelterSeek the Supreme Lord’s Merciful Protection
“Let us offer our respectful obeisances unto the Personality of Godhead, who, by His own effulgence, while situated in Himself, has manifested this cosmos. May He also protect religion for all goodness.”
What the purport teaches
- The Personality of Godhead manifested the cosmos by His own effulgence. The prayer asks Him to protect religion for everyone’s good.
- When their appeals could not dissuade Brahmā, his sons prayed to the Supreme Lord for his good sense. Only the Lord’s grace can protect one from lusty material desires.
- The Lord protects devotees engaged in His transcendental loving service. By His causeless mercy, He forgives a devotee’s accidental fall.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer for protection from distracting desires and help in serving the Lord.
Ask yourself
When desire clouds my judgment, do I seek the Lord’s protection?
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.