Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.9.24
Visarga· Brahmā's creationSeek Protection While Performing Your Duties
“The Lord’s potencies are innumerable. As He lies down in the water of devastation, I am born as the total universal energy from the navel lake in which the lotus sprouts. I am now engaged in manifesting His diverse energies in the form of the cosmic manifestation. I therefore pray that in the course of my material activities I may not be deviated from the vibration of the Vedic hymns.”
What the purport teaches
- Brahmā prays that his work of manifesting the Lord’s energies will not divert him from the vibration of Vedic hymns.
- Material activities and association can draw a person away from spiritual life. Even Brahmā asks the Lord to protect him from falling from his spiritual position.
- One should constantly pray for protection and the blessing to carry out one’s duty. A surrendered soul who always seeks the Lord’s protection need not fear material contamination.
Try this today
Pause before a demanding duty and ask the Lord for protection from material attachment.
Ask yourself
Which part of my daily work most calls for prayerful attention?
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.