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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 4.96

The Lord’s Intended Work Will Succeed

“Whatever the Supreme Personality of Godhead wants us to do will successfully be accomplished. This is your great fortune. That is my mature opinion.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 4.96, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Haridāsa Ṭhākura says that whatever the Supreme Personality of Godhead wants them to do will be successfully accomplished.
  • In this context, he expresses confidence that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s purpose for Sanātana Gosvāmī will succeed.
  • He calls this Sanātana Gosvāmī’s great fortune and presents it as his mature opinion.

Try this today

Before a devotional task today, offer a brief prayer acknowledging your dependence on the Lord rather than your abilities alone.

Ask yourself

How does confidence in the Lord’s purpose differ from pride in my own capabilities?

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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