Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.23.7
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionService Is Sweet; Mercy Is Causeless
“O supreme shelter of everyone, great personalities like Brahmā enjoy their perfection simply by tasting the honey of rendering service at Your lotus feet. But as for us, who are all rogues and debauchees born of an envious family of demons, how have we received Your mercy? It has been possible only because Your mercy is causeless.”
What the purport teaches
- The Lord is the supreme shelter of everyone.
- Great personalities like Brahmā enjoy perfection by tasting the sweetness of service at the Lord’s lotus feet.
- Prahlāda Mahārāja humbly described himself and his people as unworthy. He understood that they had received mercy only because the Lord’s mercy is causeless.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer thanking the Lord for His causeless mercy and expressing your wish to serve Him.
Ask yourself
Do I approach the Lord’s mercy as a gift rather than something I have earned?
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.