Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.177
The Son of Śacī Spreads Devotional Love
“ ‘The moonlike Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is known as the son of mother Śacī, has now appeared on earth to spread devotional love of Himself. He is the emperor of the brāhmaṇa community. He can drive away all the darkness of ignorance and control the mind of everyone in the world. May that rising moon bestow upon us all good fortune.’”
What the purport teaches
- This verse from the Lalita-mādhava identifies the son of mother Śacī as the moonlike Supreme Personality of Godhead. He has appeared on earth to spread devotional love of Himself.
- He is described as the emperor of the brāhmaṇa community. He can drive away all the darkness of ignorance and control everyone’s mind.
- The verse compares Him to a rising moon and prays that He bestow all good fortune upon us.
Try this today
Read the verse’s closing prayer aloud, asking for the good fortune of devotional love.
Ask yourself
How does His purpose of spreading devotional love shape your understanding of good fortune?
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.