Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.8.30
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord’s Associates Are Fully Spiritual
“May the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s holy names, His transcendental forms, His carriers and all the weapons decorating Him as personal associates protect our intelligence, senses, mind and life air from all dangers.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord’s weapons and carriers are among His personal associates. In the spiritual world, nothing is material.
- The Lord is called advaya jñāna: there is no difference between Him and His names, forms, qualities and weapons.
- Everything pertaining to Him shares spiritual existence and serves Him in varied spiritual forms. The prayer seeks their protection for our intelligence, senses, mind and life air.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer asking that your mind and senses be protected and engaged in the Lord’s service.
Ask yourself
How can remembering that the Lord’s associates serve Him deepen my own desire to serve?
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.