Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 7.168
Look Beyond the Lord’s Outward Dealings
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was actually always merciful within His heart, but He was sometimes externally negligent of His devotees. We should not be preoccupied with His external feature, however, for if we do so we shall be vanquished.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was always merciful within His heart.
- Sometimes He outwardly neglected His devotees. This outward behavior did not mean that His inner mercy was absent.
- The verse warns that becoming preoccupied with His external behavior leads to ruin.
Try this today
Reread this verse and pause to reflect on the Lord’s constant inner mercy.
Ask yourself
Am I judging the Lord’s mercy only by His outward behavior in this account?
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.