Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 12.68
The Lord’s Mercy Can Transform Immediately
“From then on, the fortunate prince was one of the most intimate devotees of the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s momentary glance can make someone one of His most confidential devotees. On his first visit, the prince became a topmost devotee by the Lord’s mercy.
- This transformation was not merely theoretical but practical. A person’s earlier condition does not prove that the person cannot become an exalted devotee immediately.
- The ordinary prince became one of the Lord’s most intimate devotees through His causeless mercy. The Lord is all-powerful and can act as He likes.
Try this today
Notice one judgment you hold about someone’s spiritual progress, and remind yourself that the Lord’s mercy can transform a person.
Ask yourself
Do I judge someone’s devotional possibilities only by what that person was before?
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.