Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.47
Longing for the Lord’s Merciful Glance
“ ‘Alas, has Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu made His advent deciding that He will deliver all others with the exception of me? He bestows His merciful glance upon many lower-class men who are usually not even to be seen.’”
What the purport teaches
- The King lamented, wondering whether Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had come to deliver everyone except him.
- He acknowledged that the Lord bestowed His merciful glance upon many people considered lower-class and usually not even to be seen.
- The purport identifies this lament as a verse from Śrī Caitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka.
Try this today
Express your longing for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s merciful glance in a short prayer.
Ask yourself
How does the Lord’s mercy toward socially excluded people deepen your own hope for 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.