Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.129
The Lord’s Mercy Opens Blinded Eyes
“My dear Lord, You have cured the blindness of my false pride by smearing my eyes with the ointment of Your mercy. You have bestowed so much mercy upon me that my ignorance is now gone.
What the purport teaches
- Vallabha Bhaṭṭa described his false pride as blindness.
- He compared the Lord’s mercy to ointment applied to his eyes.
- He credited the Lord’s abundant mercy with removing his ignorance.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer of gratitude for help you have received in recognizing a mistake.
Ask yourself
What might false pride be preventing me from seeing clearly?
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.