Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.20.25
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord Favors His Devotees
“He approached the Personality of Godhead, who bestows all boons and who dispels the agony of His devotees and of those who take shelter of His lotus feet. He manifests His innumerable transcendental forms for the satisfaction of His devotees.”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā approached the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who relieves the distress of those taking shelter of His lotus feet.
- The Lord’s innumerable forms are eternal, not products of a devotee’s imagination. His personal forms do not conceal an ultimately impersonal nature.
- A devotee lovingly worships and serves a particular form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, such as Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. The Lord is pleased to favor that devotional attachment.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to the form of the Lord you worship, asking for an opportunity to render devotional service.
Ask yourself
How can I approach the Lord with a more personal desire to serve Him?
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.