Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 10.174
The Lord Accepts Defeat by His Devotee
“It is Your natural characteristic to accept defeat at the hands of Your devotee. There is also another glory of Yours, which I ask You to hear attentively.
What the purport teaches
- The Lord accepts defeat at the hands of His devotee.
- This willingness to accept defeat is described as His natural characteristic.
- The speaker wishes to describe another glory of the Lord and asks Him to hear attentively.
Try this today
Read the translation once more, pausing to appreciate this natural characteristic of the Lord.
Ask yourself
What does the Lord’s willingness to accept defeat by His devotee help me appreciate about Him?
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.