Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 9.1
Mercy Makes the Impossible Possible
“Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the spiritual master of the entire world, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu, by whose mercy even a dog can swim across a great ocean.”
What the purport teaches
- The author offers respectful obeisances to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the spiritual master of the entire world.
- A dog can ordinarily swim only a short distance, but by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy even a dog can cross an ocean.
- Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī considers himself helpless, without personal power. By Lord Caitanya’s desire, expressed through the Vaiṣṇavas and the Madana-mohana vigraha, he can present Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.
Try this today
Offer a short prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, acknowledging your limitations and asking for His mercy.
Ask yourself
How can the author’s humility help you face your own limitations?
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.