Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.117
Mercy Makes Inner Feelings Known
“Had You not previously bestowed Your mercy on him,” they said, “it would not have been possible for him to express Your internal feelings.”
What the purport teaches
- The devotees acknowledged Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s special mercy upon Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
- They said that the Lord had already bestowed His mercy on him.
- Without that mercy, Rūpa Gosvāmī could not have expressed the Lord’s internal feelings.
Try this today
Reread this verse slowly, noticing how the devotees give credit to the Lord’s mercy.
Ask yourself
How does recognizing mercy change the way you regard Rūpa Gosvāmī’s words?
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.