Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.16.22
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionChant to Cleanse Passion and Ignorance
“O Lord, You are the personification of all religion. Therefore You manifest Yourself in three millenniums, and thus You protect this universe, which consists of animate and inanimate beings. By Your grace, which is of pure goodness and is the bestower of all blessings, kindly drive away the elements of rajas and tamas for the sake of the demigods and twice-born.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord protects religious principles and is called tri-yuga. In Kali-yuga He appears as Lord Caitanya, who is Kṛṣṇa Himself presenting Himself as a devotee.
- The Kumāras recognized their own passion and ignorance in wanting to curse the Lord’s devotees. They prayed for the Lord to remove these weaknesses.
- Chanting the Lord’s holy name cleanses passion and ignorance. Devotees also cultivate austerity, cleanliness and mercy through the principles of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Try this today
Spend two quiet minutes chanting “Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa,” praying for freedom from passion and ignorance.
Ask yourself
What weakness can I honestly ask the Lord to help me overcome?
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.