Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.6.38
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionThe Supreme Lord Is All-Powerful
“The Lord very easily lifted the mountain with one hand and placed it on the back of Garuḍa. Then, He too got on the back of Garuḍa and went to the Ocean of Milk, surrounded by the demigods and demons.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is above both demigods and demons. His easily lifting the mountain with one hand proves His omnipotence.
- The Lord floats innumerable planets, so lifting one mountain is not difficult for Him. Devotees accept the incidents described in Vedic literature as true rather than dismissing them as mythology.
- Demons prefer to explain creation and events as chance. Devotees understand that everything is an arrangement of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Read the account of the Lord lifting the mountain once more, remembering that His power is not limited like ours.
Ask yourself
When you read about the Lord's wonderful acts, do you measure His power by your own limits?
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.