Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.9.27
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionKṛṣṇa Responds to Surrender and Service
“Unlike an ordinary living entity, my Lord, You do not discriminate between friends and enemies, the favorable and the unfavorable, because for You there is no conception of higher and lower. Nonetheless, You offer Your benedictions according to the level of one’s service, exactly as a desire tree delivers fruits according to one’s desires and makes no distinction between the lower and the higher.”
What the purport teaches
- Every living being is an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa. He rewards each person according to surrender and service, without dividing people into those He likes and dislikes.
- Our desires determine our higher or lower positions; the Lord is not responsible for those distinctions. Those who desire to return home, back to Godhead, can attain that destination by His grace.
- Whether one has no material desires, desires material results, or seeks liberation, one should earnestly worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Complete perfection culminates in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Try this today
Before one act of devotional service today, pause and express your desire to serve Kṛṣṇa rather than merely receive a material benefit.
Ask yourself
Are my desires drawing me toward service to Kṛṣṇa or toward temporary rewards?
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.