Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.104
A Trace of Mercy Reveals the Lord
“[Lord Brahmā said:] ‘My Lord, if one is favored by even a slight trace of the mercy of Your lotus feet, he can understand the greatness of Your personality. But those who speculate to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead are unable to know You, even though they continue to study the Vedas for many years.’”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Brahmā says that even a slight trace of mercy from the Lord's lotus feet enables one to understand His greatness.
- Those who try to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead by speculation are unable to know Him.
- Even many years of studying the Vedas cannot make speculation sufficient to know the Lord.
Try this today
Before your study today, offer a brief prayer for the mercy to understand the Lord's greatness.
Ask yourself
Do I depend only on my own reasoning, or do I also seek the Lord's mercy?
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.