Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 16.107
Surrender Brings the Lord’s Liberating Mercy
“The next morning the poet came to Lord Caitanya and surrendered unto His lotus feet. The Lord bestowed His mercy upon him and cut off all his bondage to material attachment.”
What the purport teaches
- The next morning, the poet surrendered unto Lord Caitanya’s lotus feet. The Lord bestowed His mercy upon him.
- Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu advocated the same process taught by Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa: surrender unto Him in all instances.
- One who is favored by the Lord is freed from material bondage. The Lord cut off all the poet’s bondage to material attachment.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer of surrender to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, asking for His mercy in loosening one material attachment.
Ask yourself
Which material attachment would you like to bring before the Lord in a prayer of surrender?
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.