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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.209

Deliverance for Those Who Bow

“He delivers all those who fall down before Him. Therefore He has delivered such a sinful and fallen person as me.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 5.209, translation

What the purport teaches

  • He delivers all those who fall down before Him.
  • The author describes himself as sinful and fallen.
  • The author sees his own deliverance as an instance of this mercy toward those who bow before Him.

Try this today

Take a quiet moment today to bow before Him and ask for deliverance.

Ask yourself

What would it mean for me to bow with humility rather than rely on my own worthiness?

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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