Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.151
Continue Chanting with Humility and Hope
“Expecting the mercy of Svarūpa, Rūpa, Sanātana and Raghunātha dāsa, and taking their lotus feet on my head, I, the most fallen Kṛṣṇadāsa, continue chanting the epic Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, which is sweeter than the nectar of transcendental bliss.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇadāsa expects the mercy of Svarūpa, Rūpa, Sanātana and Raghunātha dāsa, taking their lotus feet upon his head.
- Calling himself the most fallen, he continues chanting Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, which he describes as sweeter than the nectar of transcendental bliss.
- The closing purport identifies the chapter’s subject as the nectar flowing from Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s lotus lips.
Try this today
Read this verse aloud, pausing over Kṛṣṇadāsa’s expression of humility and his hope for mercy.
Ask yourself
How can Kṛṣṇadāsa’s humility and hope for mercy shape my study of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta?
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.