Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.70
Causeless mercy and surrender
“The thirty-first branch was Jagadīśa Paṇḍita, and the thirty-second was Hiraṇya Mahāśaya, unto whom Lord Caitanya in His childhood showed His causeless mercy.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Caitanya showed His causeless mercy to Jagadīśa Paṇḍita and Hiraṇya Mahāśaya during His childhood.
- Jagadīśa Paṇḍita was formerly a great dancer in kṛṣṇa-līlā, known as Candrahāsa.
- While Lord Nityānanda stayed at Hiraṇya Paṇḍita’s home, a thief tried all night to steal His valuable jewels but failed. Later, the thief came to Nityānanda Prabhu and surrendered unto Him.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer expressing your wish to surrender to the Lord.
Ask yourself
How does the thief’s later surrender encourage you to turn toward the Lord?
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.