Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.24.27
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord Appears to Show Mercy
“My Lord, You are certainly the inexhaustible Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, Śrī Hari. It is to show Your mercy to the living entities that You have now assumed the form of an aquatic.”
What the purport teaches
- The King recognizes the fish as the inexhaustible Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- He addresses Him as Nārāyaṇa and Śrī Hari.
- The Lord has assumed an aquatic form to show mercy to the living entities.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer of gratitude to Śrī Hari for His mercy to living entities.
Ask yourself
How does knowing the merciful purpose of the Lord’s appearance shape my response to 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.