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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.208

Recognize Mercy and Devotional Qualities

“Seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s special mercy toward Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and seeing his personal qualities, all the devotees were struck with wonder.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 1.208, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The devotees see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s special mercy toward Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
  • They also see Rūpa Gosvāmī’s personal qualities.
  • Both the Lord’s mercy and Rūpa Gosvāmī’s qualities fill all the devotees with wonder.

Try this today

Name one good quality you have noticed in a devotee and quietly appreciate it.

Ask yourself

Do I take time to appreciate the good qualities I see in 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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