Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.148
The words become silent
“Seeing the fatigue of the disciples, the spiritual master has stopped making them dance, and because that mercy no longer makes them dance, my words now sit silently.”
What the purport teaches
- Continuing the image of words as disciples, the author describes them as fatigued.
- Seeing their fatigue, the spiritual master stops making them dance.
- Because that mercy no longer makes them dance, the author's words now sit silently.
Try this today
After reading this verse, sit silently for a moment and reflect on the words coming to rest.
Ask yourself
What does this image of words resting suggest about the author's dependence on 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.