Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 1.3-4
Seek the Six Gosvāmīs’ Merciful Protection
“I pray to the lotus feet of the six Gosvāmīs — Śrī Rūpa, Sanātana, Bhaṭṭa Raghunātha, Śrī Jīva, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa and Dāsa Raghunātha — so that all impediments to my writing this literature will be annihilated and my real desire will be fulfilled.”
What the purport teaches
- The author prays to the lotus feet of the six Gosvāmīs so that obstacles to writing this literature will be removed and his real desire fulfilled.
- Those who seek to benefit the entire world will naturally encounter people who create impediments. Opposition to spreading the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is therefore not astonishing.
- The merciful Gosvāmīs protect the Lord’s servant who seeks their shelter. By adhering to their lotus feet and praying for mercy, impediments are removed and the devotional desire to serve the Supreme Lord is fulfilled.
Try this today
Pray to the six Gosvāmīs for mercy and protection in one specific effort to serve the Supreme Lord today.
Ask yourself
When service becomes difficult, how could you turn toward shelter and prayer rather than discouragement?
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.