Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.42
Compassion for Everyone’s Deliverance
“Śrīla Vāsudeva Datta Ṭhākura wanted to suffer for the sinful activities of all the people of the world so that Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu might deliver them.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīla Vāsudeva Datta Ṭhākura wanted to suffer for the sinful activities of others.
- His concern extended to all the people of the world.
- He wanted to bear their suffering so that Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu might deliver them.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu for the deliverance of all people.
Ask yourself
How might your concern for others become less limited to those you know?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.