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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.133

Directions Given Through Causeless Mercy

“Out of His causeless mercy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave the following directions to the brothers Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Vidyā-vācaspati.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 15.133, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave directions out of His causeless mercy.
  • The recipients were Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Vidyā-vācaspati.
  • These two brothers received His merciful guidance.

Try this today

Reread this translation and pause to appreciate the mercy expressed in Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s guidance.

Ask yourself

How might recognizing guidance as mercy change the way I receive it?

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.

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