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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.15

Kṛṣṇa Bestows Love Upon Surrendered Souls

“ ‘There may be many all-auspicious incarnations of the Personality of Godhead, but who other than Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa can bestow love of God upon the surrendered souls?’”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 7.15, translation

What the purport teaches

  • There may be many all-auspicious incarnations of the Personality of Godhead.
  • The verse singles out Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the giver of love of God to surrendered souls.
  • The purport identifies Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura as the author of this verse. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī quotes it in his Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta.

Try this today

Offer one short prayer expressing your wish to surrender to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and receive love for Him.

Ask yourself

What does receiving love of God as a surrendered soul mean to you?

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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