Canto 3

Throughout His pastimes, Krishna repeatedly saves His devotees from calamities and dangers, and even saves demons like Putana who come to kill Him! When Varahadeva appeared, He saved the earth from the depths of the Garbhodaka ocean and saved the living entities in the universe by killing Hiranyaksa. Kapiladeva appeared from Devahuti’s womb and saved His mother by instructing her in sankhya-yoga . The various incarnations ( avataras ) descend to save the innocent souls, and simply by hearing the pastimes and teachings of such avataras , the eager hearer is also saved from the perpetual cycle of birth and death. “As soon as you take up Krishna consciousness, Krishna begins personally taking care of you. As He promises in the Bhagavad- gita ( 18.66 ), “I will take care of you. I will save you from all sinful reactions. Do not worry.” Because we have had so many lives in this material world, we are suffering under heaps of sinful reactions. But as you surrender to Krishna, He immediately takes care of you and nullifies all your sinful reactions. Krishna says, “Don’t hesitate.” Don’t think, “Oh, I have committed so many sins. How can Krishna save me?” No. Krishna is all-powerful. He can save you. Your duty is to surrender to Him and without any reservation dedicate your life to His service. Then Krishna will save you without a doubt.” ~ Srila Prabhupada, Laws of Nature, Chapter 1

S- Stories of the Supreme (1-4) A - Assembly and Activation (5-12) V - Varahadeva (13-19) E - Expanding Entities (20-24 ) S - Sankhya-yoga (25-33)

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