Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 3.4
An Unprecedented Gift of Devotional Love
“May the Supreme Lord who is known as the son of Śrīmatī Śacī-devī be transcendentally situated in the innermost core of your heart. Resplendent with the radiance of molten gold, He has descended in the Age of Kali by His causeless mercy to bestow what no incarnation has ever offered before: the most elevated mellow of devotional service, the mellow of conjugal love.”
What the purport teaches
- The prayer asks that the Supreme Lord, known as the son of Śrīmatī Śacī-devī, be situated in the innermost core of your heart. He shines with the radiance of molten gold.
- By His causeless mercy, He descends in the Age of Kali to bestow what no incarnation has offered before: the most elevated mellow of devotional service, the mellow of conjugal love.
- This prayer is quoted from Vidagdha-mādhava, a drama compiled and edited by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
Try this today
Read the prayer slowly today, asking the Supreme Lord to be situated in the innermost core of your heart.
Ask yourself
How do I respond to the Lord's causeless mercy in offering such an extraordinary gift?
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.