Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.19.34
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord Protects His Devotee
“Vāmanadeva will first occupy the three worlds with one step, then He will take His second step and occupy everything in outer space, and then He will expand His universal body to occupy everything. Where will you offer Him the third step?”
What the purport teaches
- Śukrācārya calculated that Lord Vāmanadeva would occupy everything with two steps, leaving no place for the third.
- He did not understand how the Lord protects His devotee. His judgment rested on materialistic calculations.
- The devotee must be ready to risk everything in the Lord's service, yet is always protected and never defeated.
Try this today
Offer a little of your time to the Lord's service today, even if it means setting aside a personal convenience.
Ask yourself
How does trust in the Lord's protection affect my willingness to serve 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.