Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 9.77
Seek Compassion and Serve Through Adversity
“ ‘One who seeks Your compassion and thus tolerates all kinds of adverse conditions due to the karma of his past deeds, who engages always in Your devotional service with his mind, words and body, and who always offers obeisances unto You is certainly a bona fide candidate for becoming Your unalloyed devotee.’
What the purport teaches
- A devotee seeks the Lord’s compassion while tolerating adverse conditions due to the karma of past deeds.
- The devotee always serves with mind, words and body, and offers obeisances unto the Lord.
- Such a person is a bona fide candidate for becoming the Lord’s unalloyed devotee. The purport identifies this teaching as a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Try this today
During one difficulty today, pause to ask for the Lord’s compassion and offer a respectful bow.
Ask yourself
When difficulty comes, can I seek the Lord’s compassion while continuing to serve?
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.