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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.332

Hearing and Describing Bring Causeless Mercy

“Anyone who describes or hears any part of this elaborate subject will very soon receive the causeless mercy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.332, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Anyone may describe or hear part of this elaborate subject.
  • Even describing or hearing any part brings the causeless mercy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • The translation promises that this mercy will come very soon.

Try this today

Read aloud a short passage describing these pastimes, listening attentively as you read.

Ask yourself

How does this promise encourage you to hear or describe even a small part?

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.

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