Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.21.20
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa Mercifully Calls Us Back
“My dear Lord, although it is not Your desire, You manifest this creation of gross and subtle elements just for our sensual satisfaction. Let Your causeless mercy be upon us, for You have appeared before us in Your eternal form, adorned with a splendid wreath of tulasī leaves.”
What the purport teaches
- The material world is manifested through the Lord’s external energy because living entities want sense enjoyment. Those eternally engaged in loving service have the eternally existing spiritual world.
- Although the material world is dangerous at every step, Kṛṣṇa allows living entities to try to enjoy it. At the same time, He appears personally and sends reliable servants to instruct them.
- Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, calls living entities to return to Him and surrender. He promises protection from sinful reactions to those who surrender to Him.
Try this today
Read the Lord’s instruction to surrender quoted in this purport, then offer a prayer asking to follow it.
Ask yourself
Where am I seeking independent enjoyment rather than shelter in Kṛṣṇa?
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.