Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.4.21
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionSeek Shelter of the Supreme Friend
“Everyone, including the rulers of the various planets, was extremely distressed because of the severe punishment inflicted upon them by Hiraṇyakaśipu. Fearful and disturbed, unable to find any other shelter, they at last surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu.”
What the purport teaches
- Hiraṇyakaśipu’s severe punishment distressed the inhabitants and rulers of the planets. Finding no other shelter, they surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu.
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is everyone’s best friend and well-wisher. Knowing Him as the Supreme Lord and the purpose of sacrifices and austerities brings peace.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda urges us to seek shelter of the supreme friend from the beginning. In every circumstance, our shelter should be the Supreme Personality of Godhead rather than the demigods.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to Kṛṣṇa today, asking for shelter as His dependent.
Ask yourself
Do I turn to Kṛṣṇa as my well-wishing friend only in distress, or also in ordinary moments?
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.