Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.9.23
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionRemember the Lord’s Saving Grace
“The Manu named King Satyavrata formerly saved himself by tying the small boat of the entire world to the horn of the Matsya avatāra, the fish incarnation. By the grace of the Matsya avatāra, Manu saved himself from the great danger of the flood. May that same fish incarnation save us from the great and fearful danger caused by the son of Tvaṣṭā.”
What the purport teaches
- King Satyavrata, the Manu, tied the small boat of the entire world to the horn of the Matsya avatāra.
- By the grace of this fish incarnation, Manu was saved from the great danger of the flood.
- The demigods prayed that the same fish incarnation would save them from the fearful danger caused by the son of Tvaṣṭā.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer to the Matsya avatāra, remembering how His grace saved Manu.
Ask yourself
How does remembering the Lord’s saving grace encourage me to pray?
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.