Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.117
The Lord’s Mercy Leads to Exclusive Shelter
“The man to whom the Lord shows His mercy by inspiring him within the heart takes shelter only of Lord Kṛṣṇa and abandons all Vedic and social customs.
What the purport teaches
- The Lord shows His mercy by inspiring a person within the heart.
- That person takes shelter only of Lord Kṛṣṇa and abandons all Vedic and social customs.
- The purport identifies this as also the teaching of Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to Lord Kṛṣṇa for His mercy and the inspiration to take shelter of Him.
Ask yourself
How can I deepen my desire to take shelter only of Lord Kṛṣṇa?
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.