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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.10.61

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

Lord Viṣṇu Considers How to Help

“Seeing Lord Śiva very much aggrieved and disappointed, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu, considered how to stop this nuisance created by Maya Dānava.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.10.61, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Śiva was very much aggrieved and disappointed.
  • Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, saw his distress.
  • Lord Viṣṇu considered how to stop the nuisance created by Maya Dānava.

Try this today

Pause over this verse today and reflect on Lord Viṣṇu seeing distress and considering how to help.

Ask yourself

How can this account of Lord Viṣṇu’s attention to Lord Śiva’s distress support your 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.

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