Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.10.30
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord's Holy Name Protects His Devotees
“All the sages said: Dear Dhruva, O son of King Uttānapāda, may the Supreme Personality of Godhead known as Śārṅgadhanvā, who relieves the distresses of His devotees, kill all your threatening enemies. The holy name of the Lord is as powerful as the Lord Himself. Therefore, simply by chanting and hearing the holy name of the Lord, many men can be fully protected from fierce death without difficulty. Thus a devotee is saved.”
What the purport teaches
- A devotee is always protected by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By His inspiration, the sages came to assure Dhruva Mahārāja, a fully surrendered soul, that there was no danger.
- The Lord's holy name is as powerful as the Lord Himself. Chanting and hearing His name can carry one beyond fierce death, so the Yakṣas' illusory feats could certainly be overcome.
- By the Lord's grace, a devotee who chants Hare Kṛṣṇa at death enters the spiritual sky and never returns to repeated birth and death. The purport directs our hope toward surrender and devotion to the Supreme Lord.
Try this today
Chant once today, listening carefully: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
Ask yourself
How can the assurance that the Lord's name is as powerful as the Lord Himself deepen your chanting?
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.