Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.220
Mercy Removes Bad Intentions
“Only by Your mercy have my bad intentions vanished. Kindly favor me so that my devotion may always be fixed upon You.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker credits the Lord’s mercy alone with removing his bad intentions.
- He asks the Lord to favor him further.
- His prayer is that his devotion may always remain fixed upon the Lord.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer today asking the Lord to remove bad intentions and keep your devotion fixed upon Him.
Ask yourself
What would you like to change within yourself so that your devotion can remain steady?
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.