Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.3.28
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Lord Protects the Surrendered Soul
“My Lord, You are the controller of formidable strength in three kinds of energy. You appear as the reservoir of all sense pleasure and the protector of the surrendered souls. You possess unlimited energy, but You are unapproachable by those who are unable to control their senses. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You again and again.”
What the purport teaches
- Attachment, greed and lust are formidable forces that prevent concentration on the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- When one surrenders to the Lord’s lotus feet, these impediments are withdrawn. The Lord is therefore the protector of the surrendered soul.
- Surrender is necessary for becoming a devotee. The Lord then gives intelligence from within by which one can return home, back to Godhead.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer surrendering one attachment to the Lord and asking for His guidance from within.
Ask yourself
Which attachment makes it difficult for me to concentrate on the Lord?
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.