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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 13.135

Mercy Sustains Ecstatic Love for Kṛṣṇa

“Thus I have described the powerful mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, by which Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī remained constantly overwhelmed with ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 13.135, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author describes the powerful mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • By that mercy, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī remained overwhelmed with ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.
  • His ecstatic love was constant, and the verse attributes it to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy.

Try this today

Offer a short prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asking for His mercy to deepen your love for Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

How does this account help me appreciate Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy?

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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