Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.9.29
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord Upholds His Devotee’s Words
“My Lord, O unlimited reservoir of transcendental qualities, You have killed my father, Hiraṇyakaśipu, and saved me from his sword. He had said very angrily, “If there is any supreme controller other than me, let Him save you. I shall now sever your head from your body.” Therefore I think that both in saving me and in killing him, You have acted just to prove true the words of Your devotee. There is no other cause.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is equal to everyone, with no friend or enemy. He fulfills desires, and the different positions of living beings arise from their own desires.
- By saving Prahlāda Mahārāja and killing Hiraṇyakaśipu, the Lord fulfilled His own promise and proved Nārada’s assurance true. One action can fulfill many purposes of the Lord.
- Everything is carried out through the Lord’s different energies, so He has no personal work to accomplish. When He acts personally, it is to satisfy His devotee; thus He is called bhakta-vatsala.
Try this today
Read the translation once more, then offer a brief prayer of gratitude for the Lord’s care for His devoted servants.
Ask yourself
How does the Lord’s faithfulness to His devotee encourage my own devotional service?
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.