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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.76

Causeless Mercy Beyond Estimation

“This is the glory of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s causeless mercy, which even the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, cannot estimate.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 16.76, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The boy’s remarkable verse displays the glory of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s causeless mercy.
  • Even the demigods cannot estimate that mercy.
  • Lord Brahmā, who heads the demigods, is included in this statement of their inability to measure it.

Try this today

Offer a brief prayer of appreciation for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s causeless mercy.

Ask yourself

How does this description of immeasurable mercy encourage humility in you?

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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