Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.1
Rescued by the Lord’s causeless mercy
“With the ropes of His causeless mercy, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu employed a trick to deliver Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī from the blind well of contemptible family life. He made Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī one of His personal associates, placing him under the charge of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī. I offer my obeisances unto Him.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu used a trick to deliver Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī. His causeless mercy is compared to ropes lifting someone from a blind well.
- The verse describes the family life from which Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī was delivered as a contemptible blind well.
- The Lord made Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī His personal associate and placed him under Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī’s care. The author offers obeisances to the Lord for this mercy.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer of gratitude to Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu for His causeless mercy.
Ask yourself
What does the image of mercy as a rescuing rope help you appreciate about the Lord?
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.