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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 8.21

The Supreme Lord Gives Love Without Discrimination

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, is fully independent. Therefore, although it is the most confidentially stored benediction, He can distribute love of Godhead to anyone and everyone without consideration.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 8.21, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself and is fully independent. He can distribute even the most confidential benediction, love of Godhead, to anyone.
  • Contact with the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement brings spiritual advancement without consideration of a person’s social position or fallen condition.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has appeared as the spiritual master of the entire world. Through chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, people throughout the world become lovers of God.

Try this today

Set aside a brief time today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

Ask yourself

Do I see love of Godhead as a gift available to everyone, including myself?

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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