Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.5.41
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionProtected in the Lord’s Care
“Even though a person who has no assets in pious activities performs some good deed, it will have no result. Thus the weapons of the demons had no tangible effects upon Prahlāda Mahārāja because he was a devotee undisturbed by material conditions and fully engaged in meditating upon and serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is unchangeable, who cannot be realized by the material senses, and who is the soul of the entire universe.”
What the purport teaches
- Prahlāda Mahārāja was constantly and fully engaged in thinking of and serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus he was protected by Govinda.
- Śrīla Prabhupāda compares the Lord’s protection of a devotee to the protection a small child receives on a parent’s lap.
- The Supreme Lord cannot be injured by material means, because He is always transcendental. He is all-pervasive and is the active principle of everything, even material weapons.
Try this today
Before one act of devotional service today, pause and remember Govinda’s care for His devotee.
Ask yourself
How can the image of a child on a parent’s lap deepen my trust in the Lord while serving 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.