Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 9.5.4
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionOffer Respect and Ask for Shelter
“O most favorite of Acyuta, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, you have thousands of spokes. O master of the material world, destroyer of all weapons, original vision of the Personality of Godhead, I offer my respectful obeisances unto you. Kindly give shelter and be auspicious to this brāhmaṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- Sudarśana is most dear to Acyuta, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and has thousands of spokes.
- The prayer honors Sudarśana as master of the material world, destroyer of all weapons, and the Lord’s original vision.
- Along with respectful obeisances, the prayer asks Sudarśana to give shelter and be auspicious to the brāhmaṇa.
Try this today
Offer respectful obeisances and pray for someone else’s well-being today.
Ask yourself
Do my prayers include requests for another person’s shelter and well-being?
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.