Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.18.65
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionSaved by the Supreme Lord’s Mercy
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King Parīkṣit, you were burned by the brahmāstra of Aśvatthāmā, but when Lord Kṛṣṇa entered the womb of your mother, you were saved. Similarly, although the one embryo was cut into forty-nine pieces by the thunderbolt of Indra, they were all saved by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- King Parīkṣit was burned by the brahmāstra of Aśvatthāmā. Lord Kṛṣṇa entered his mother’s womb and saved him.
- Indra’s thunderbolt cut the one embryo into forty-nine pieces. Yet all were saved by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī compares these two events to show the saving mercy of the Supreme Lord.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment today to thank Lord Kṛṣṇa for His mercy.
Ask yourself
How does remembering the Lord’s mercy deepen my trust in 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.