Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.11.29
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionWorship the Lord and Seek His Protection
“Wherever Lord Rāmacandra visited, the people approached Him with paraphernalia of worship and begged the Lord’s blessings. “O Lord,” they said, “as You rescued the earth from the bottom of the sea in Your incarnation as a boar, may You now maintain it. Thus we beg Your blessings.””
What the purport teaches
- Wherever Lord Rāmacandra visited, the people approached Him carrying articles for worship.
- They remembered that He had rescued the earth from the bottom of the sea in His incarnation as a boar.
- They asked Him to maintain the earth and begged His blessings. Their prayer acknowledged His power to rescue and protect.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to Lord Rāmacandra, asking Him to maintain and protect the earth.
Ask yourself
Do my prayers include concern for the earth’s maintenance, as these citizens’ prayers did?
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.