Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.9.25
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionCreation Offers a Chance for Devotional Service
“The Lord, who is supreme and is the oldest of all, is unlimitedly merciful. I wish that He may smilingly bestow His benediction upon me by opening His lotus eyes. He can uplift the entire cosmic creation and remove our dejection by kindly speaking His directions.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord is unlimitedly merciful to fallen souls. The whole cosmic manifestation gives everyone a chance to advance in devotional service.
- The Lord’s self-expansions are the Lord Himself, while individual souls are His separated expansions. Liberated souls can share in blissful exchanges with Him without material conceptions.
- The Lord’s rāsa-līlā with the gopīs is not an ordinary relationship between man and woman. It is the highest perfection of loving exchange, and Brahmā seeks blessings to help fulfill creation’s spiritual purpose.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer asking for the Lord’s mercy to use your opportunities in His service.
Ask yourself
How might I use today as an opportunity to grow in devotional service?
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.