Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 3.63
His Mercy Awakens Devotion and Love
“May the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of Lord Śrī Caitanya bestow His causeless mercy upon us. His smiling glance at once drives away all the bereavements of the world, and His very words enliven the auspicious creepers of devotion by expanding their leaves. Taking shelter of His lotus feet invokes transcendental love of God at once.”
What the purport teaches
- The verse asks the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Caitanya, to bestow His causeless mercy upon us.
- His smiling glance at once drives away all the bereavements of the world. His words enliven the auspicious creepers of devotion by expanding their leaves.
- Taking shelter of His lotus feet invokes transcendental love of God at once. The purport identifies this prayer as a verse from the Stava-mālā of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
Try this today
Read this translation as a prayer, asking Lord Śrī Caitanya for His causeless mercy and shelter.
Ask yourself
What does taking shelter of Lord Śrī Caitanya’s lotus feet mean for my prayer today?
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.