Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.5.10
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionSeek Another’s Relief Through Good Deeds
“If our family has given charity to the proper persons, if we have performed ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices, if we have properly carried out our occupational duties, and if we have been guided by learned brāhmaṇas, I wish, in exchange, that this brāhmaṇa be freed from the burning caused by the Sudarśana cakra.”
What the purport teaches
- The prayer recalls charity given to proper persons, ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices.
- It also recalls properly performed occupational duties and guidance received from learned brāhmaṇas.
- If these good acts have been performed, the requested result is the brāhmaṇa’s freedom from the burning caused by the Sudarśana cakra.
Try this today
Carry out one duty carefully today, and pray for someone else’s relief rather than asking for a personal reward.
Ask yourself
Do I seek rewards for myself, or wish that my good actions might help relieve another’s suffering?
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.