Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.23.6
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord Protects From All Dangers
“Prahlāda Mahārāja said: O Supreme Personality of Godhead, You are universally worshiped; even Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva worship Your lotus feet. Yet although You are such a great personality, You have kindly promised to protect us, the demons. I think that such kindness has never been achieved even by Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva or the goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, what to speak of other demigods or common people.”
What the purport teaches
- Even Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva worship the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Yet He kindly promised to protect the demons.
- Durga can mean a fort that is difficult to enter, or it can mean difficulty. Durga-pāla names the Lord as the protector from all miserable conditions.
- The Lord promised to protect Bali Mahārāja and his associates from all dangers. Prahlāda Mahārāja marveled at this extraordinary kindness.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer acknowledging the Lord as durga-pāla, the protector from miserable conditions.
Ask yourself
What moves me about the Supreme Lord’s promise to protect Bali Mahārāja and his associates?
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.