Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.3.12
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionPray to Remember the Lord
“Dear Lord, we may not be able to remember Your name, form and qualities due to stumbling, hunger, falling down, yawning or being in a miserable diseased condition at the time of death when there is a high fever. We therefore pray unto You, O Lord, for You are very affectionate to Your devotees. Please help us remember You and utter Your holy names, attributes and activities, which can dispel all the reactions of our sinful lives.”
What the purport teaches
- Real success in life is remembering the Lord’s holy name, attributes, activities and form at the time of death.
- Even while engaged in devotional service, we may forget the Lord because of illness or mental disturbance. Material conditions can be very difficult.
- We should therefore pray to remember His lotus feet without fail at death. The Lord is affectionate to His devotees, and His holy names can dispel sinful reactions.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer asking the Lord to help you remember Him and utter His holy names, even in difficulty.
Ask yourself
How does this prayer help me depend on the Lord’s mercy?
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.