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Nityānanda’s Mercy Gives Shelter of Govinda

“Therefore who can describe the mercy of the lotus feet of Him [Lord Nityānanda] by whom I have attained the shelter of this Lord Govinda?”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 5.227, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author has attained the shelter of Lord Govinda.
  • He credits this shelter to the mercy of Lord Nityānanda’s lotus feet.
  • He asks who could describe such mercy, expressing its greatness.

Try this today

Offer a brief prayer of gratitude today for Lord Nityānanda’s mercy.

Ask yourself

What gratitude arises when you reflect on Nityānanda’s mercy in granting shelter of Govinda?

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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