Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.151
The Lord Rescues Through Causeless Mercy
“ ‘O my Lord! O unlimited one! Although I was merged in the ocean of nescience, I have now, after a long time, attained You, just as one may attain the seashore. My dear Lord, by getting me, You have obtained the right person upon whom to bestow Your causeless mercy.’”
What the purport teaches
- One’s relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead may be reestablished even after falling into the ocean of nescience. Attaining the Lord is compared to reaching the seashore.
- Material existence involves repeated birth, death, old age and disease arising from acceptance of the material body. Among 8,400,000 species of material life, the human body offers a chance for release from repeated birth and death.
- When one becomes the Lord’s devotee, one is rescued from this dangerous ocean. The Lord is always prepared to shower His mercy upon fallen souls struggling against miserable material conditions.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer today asking the Lord for His causeless mercy and the opportunity to become His devotee.
Ask yourself
How can I use the opportunity of human life to renew my relationship with the Lord?
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.