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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.164

Follow With Prayer and Desire for Mercy

“Praying at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha, always desiring their mercy, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 5.164, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇadāsa prays at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha.
  • He always desires their mercy. His narration is accompanied by prayer and dependence on that mercy.
  • He narrates Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta by following in their footsteps.

Try this today

Before your next reading, pause to pray for the mercy of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from Kṛṣṇadāsa’s prayerful approach to narrating 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.

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