Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 6.131
Mercy Opens the Way to Shelter
“No one can attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu without Your mercy, but if You are merciful, even the lowest of men can attain shelter at His lotus feet.
What the purport teaches
- Raghunātha dāsa declares that no one can attain Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s shelter without Lord Nityānanda Prabhu’s mercy.
- With that mercy, even the lowest of men can attain shelter at His lotus feet.
- His appeal rests on the power of mercy, rather than on his own qualifications.
Try this today
Ask Lord Nityānanda Prabhu for mercy to attain shelter at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet.
Ask yourself
How does this promise of mercy encourage you when you feel unqualified?
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.