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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.8.41

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

Hear the Armor With Faith and Veneration

“Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear Mahārāja Parīkṣit, one who employs this armor or hears about it with faith and veneration when afraid because of any conditions in the material world is immediately freed from all dangers and is worshiped by all living entities.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.8.41, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes the benefit of employing this armor or hearing about it.
  • He emphasizes faith and veneration when one is afraid because of conditions in the material world.
  • He states that such a person is immediately freed from all dangers and is worshiped by all living entities.

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Read this translation aloud once today, giving it your full and respectful attention.

Ask yourself

What would it mean for you to hear about this armor with faith and veneration?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

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