Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 8.65
Mercy Gives the Order to Write
“By his causeless mercy he ordered me to write about the last pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”
What the purport teaches
- The author received an order to write.
- The subject was the last pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- The author understood this order as causeless mercy.
Try this today
Reread the translation and write one sentence about why the author calls this order mercy.
Ask yourself
How might seeing an opportunity for service as mercy change my response?
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.