Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.20.19
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionMount Krauñca Becomes Fearless Under Protection
“Although the vegetables living on the slopes of Mount Krauñca were attacked and devastated by the weapons of Kārttikeya, the mountain has become fearless because it is always bathed on all sides by the Ocean of Milk and protected by Varuṇadeva.”
What the purport teaches
- The vegetables on Mount Krauñca’s slopes were attacked and devastated by Kārttikeya’s weapons.
- The Ocean of Milk constantly bathes the mountain on all sides.
- Protected by Varuṇadeva and bathed by that ocean, the mountain has become fearless despite the devastation.
Try this today
Write one sentence recalling both the harm to Mount Krauñca and the protection described in the verse.
Ask yourself
What contrast do you notice between the mountain’s devastation and its present fearlessness?
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.