Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 5.21
Devotees’ Greatness Is Difficult to Understand
“The greatness of the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is exceedingly difficult to understand. Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya is unique among them all, for he showed how one can extend his ecstatic love to the extreme limit.”
What the purport teaches
- The greatness of the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is exceedingly difficult to understand.
- Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya is described as unique among them all.
- He showed how ecstatic love can extend to its extreme limit. His conduct is presented as an expression of that extraordinary love.
Try this today
Reread the verse and name one aspect of Rāmānanda Rāya’s devotion that you do not yet fully understand.
Ask yourself
How can you remain humble when a devotee’s greatness is beyond your understanding?
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.