Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.17.18
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord Agrees to Become Her Son
“You have prayed to Me and properly worshiped Me by performing the great payo-vrata ceremony for the sake of protecting your sons. Because of Kaśyapa Muni’s austerities, I shall agree to become your son and thus protect your other sons.”
What the purport teaches
- She has prayed to the Lord and properly worshiped Him through the great payo-vrata ceremony.
- Her purpose in this worship is to protect her sons.
- Because of Kaśyapa Muni’s austerities, the Lord agrees to become her son and protect her other sons.
Try this today
Offer one prayer to the Lord for the protection of a loved one.
Ask yourself
How can concern for your loved ones become an occasion for sincere worship?
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.