Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.15.6
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord Empowers Pṛthu to Protect
“In the form of King Pṛthu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead has appeared through a part of His potency to protect the people of the world. The goddess of fortune is the constant companion of the Lord, and therefore she has incarnated partially as Arci to become King Pṛthu’s queen.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared through part of His potency as King Pṛthu to protect the people of the world.
- Extraordinary power indicates a specific partial representation of the Lord. Such empowered personalities are not all direct viṣṇu-tattva plenary expansions.
- Incarnations empowered for specific purposes are called śaktyāveśa-avatāras. Pṛthu was empowered by the Lord, and Arci by the goddess of fortune, whose constant companionship with the Lord is reflected in her becoming Pṛthu’s queen.
Try this today
Identify one ability you have and use it today to help protect or care for someone.
Ask yourself
What does Pṛthu’s purpose teach me about using power to protect others?
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.