Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.30.17
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord’s Gifts Support Devotional Service
“The Lord then blessed all the Pracetās, saying: My dear princes, by My mercy you can enjoy all the facilities of this world as well as the heavenly world. Indeed, you can enjoy all of them without hindrance and with full strength for one million celestial years.”
What the purport teaches
- By His mercy, the Lord allowed the Pracetās to enjoy earthly and heavenly facilities for one million celestial years.
- Such a long material life ordinarily brings old age, invalidity, and other difficulties. The Pracetās, however, were granted full bodily strength by the Lord’s grace.
- These special facilities were given so that they could continue rendering full devotional service. Their enjoyment was not meant to replace service to the Lord.
Try this today
Use a little of your available time, strength, or resources for one act of devotional service today.
Ask yourself
Do I use my strength and available facilities to support 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.