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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.207

Devotees Share Their Causeless Mercy

“Advaita Ācārya, Nityānanda Prabhu and all the other devotees showed their causeless mercy to Rūpa Gosvāmī by embracing him in return.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 1.207, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Advaita Ācārya and Nityānanda Prabhu embrace Rūpa Gosvāmī in return.
  • All the other devotees also show him their causeless mercy.
  • Their embraces give a warm, personal expression to that mercy.

Try this today

Thank a devotee for one specific kindness you have received.

Ask yourself

How can I become more attentive to the kindness shown by devotees?

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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