Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.17.12
Ūti· What drives us to actThe Lord Knows His Devotees’ Needs
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O mother of the demigods, I have already understood your long-cherished desires for the welfare of your sons, who have been deprived of all opulences and driven from their residence by their enemies.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead already knows the mother’s long-cherished desires for her sons’ welfare.
- Situated in everyone’s heart, and especially in His devotees’ hearts, He is always ready to help devotees in adversity.
- The Lord knows how things should be adjusted and does what is needed to relieve His devotee’s suffering.
Try this today
Offer one worry to the Lord in prayer, remembering that He already knows your heart.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that the Lord understands your difficulties affect the way you pray?
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.