Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.184
Mercy Spares the Offender’s Life
“ ‘On that day you did not create a very great disturbance. Therefore I have excused you and not taken your life.
What the purport teaches
- The lion said that the disturbance on that day had not been very great.
- For that reason, He had excused the speaker.
- He had spared the speaker’s life rather than taking it.
Try this today
Remember one occasion when someone excused your mistake, and quietly acknowledge that mercy.
Ask yourself
How do I respond when I am forgiven for a wrong?
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.