Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.96-98
Writing Through Mercy
“I am writing this book by the mercy of the lotus feet of Śrī Govindadeva, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Lord Nityānanda, Advaita Ācārya, other devotees and the readers of this book, as well as Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī, Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, who is my spiritual master, and Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī. I have also been specifically favored by another Supreme Personality.”
What the purport teaches
- The author attributes his writing to the mercy of the lotus feet of Śrī Govindadeva, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Lord Nityānanda and Advaita Ācārya. He also acknowledges other devotees and the readers of the book.
- He acknowledges Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī. He identifies Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī as his spiritual master.
- He also says that another Supreme Personality has specifically favored him. The next verse identifies this as Śrī Madana-mohana.
Try this today
Pause before reading today and gratefully acknowledge those the author credits with enabling this book.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you in the author's acknowledgment of mercy, including that of his readers?
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.