Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.9.24
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionRemember Kṛṣṇa Through Chanting and Service
“The Lord continued: I am the heart of all sacrifices. You will be able to perform many great sacrifices and also give great charities. In this way you will be able to enjoy the blessings of material happiness in this life, and at the time of your death you will be able to remember Me.”
What the purport teaches
- Spiritual activities are successful if we can remember the Supreme Personality of Godhead at the end of life. The Lord assured Dhruva Mahārāja that he would never forget Him.
- In this Age of Kali, the great sacrifice is saṅkīrtana-yajña. By continuously chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, we prepare to remember Kṛṣṇa at the end of life.
- Dhruva Mahārāja would enjoy material blessings through great sacrifices, not sense gratification. In this age, distributing kṛṣṇa-prasāda is more valuable than distributing money.
Try this today
Set aside a few minutes today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra attentively.
Ask yourself
What tends to interrupt my remembrance of Kṛṣṇa?
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.