Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.1.31
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord Protects His Surrendered Devotees
“The order carriers of Yamarāja were snatching the soul from the core of the heart of Ajāmila, the husband of the prostitute, but with resounding voices the messengers of Lord Viṣṇu, the Viṣṇudūtas, forbade them to do so.”
What the purport teaches
- A Vaiṣṇava, one surrendered to Lord Viṣṇu’s lotus feet, is always protected by His messengers. Because Ajāmila had chanted Nārāyaṇa’s name, the Viṣṇudūtas ordered the Yamadūtas not to touch him.
- The individual soul and the Supersoul, Lord Viṣṇu, are both situated within the heart. The Lord is so kind that He accompanies the individual soul from one body to another.
- The body is a machine driven by the individual soul, but its supreme proprietor is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Another body is provided according to the soul’s desires and activities under the Lord’s supervision.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to Lord Viṣṇu, acknowledging His presence in your heart and asking to serve Him.
Ask yourself
How might remembering the Lord’s presence in my heart change my sense of dependence on Him?
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.