Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 3.81
Take Shelter of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya
“I take shelter of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is outwardly of a fair complexion but is inwardly Kṛṣṇa Himself. In this Age of Kali He displays His expansions [His aṅgas and upāṅgas] by performing congregational chanting of the holy name of the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu is outwardly fair in complexion but inwardly Kṛṣṇa Himself. The verse expresses taking shelter of Him.
- In the Age of Kali, He displays His expansions, His aṅgas and upāṅgas, by performing congregational chanting of the Lord’s holy name.
- Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī composed this verse as an explanation of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam verse placed at the beginning of his Bhāgavata-sandarbha, or Ṣaṭ-sandarbha.
Try this today
Chant the Lord’s holy name with someone today, remembering Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Ask yourself
How can chanting the Lord’s holy name express my wish to take shelter of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
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.