Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 17.153
The Lord’s Mercy Reaches Every Place
“When the Lord toured South India, He delivered many people, and when He traveled in the western sector, He similarly converted many people to Vaiṣṇavism.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu delivered many people during His travels in southern and western India, bringing them to Vaiṣṇavism.
- Similarly, the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement delivers people in the Western world wherever devotees chant the holy names. This is all done by the Lord’s mercy.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu predicted that He would deliver people in every city and village of the world by giving them a chance to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
Try this today
Offer one willing person a chance to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra with you today.
Ask yourself
How does seeing the spread of chanting as the Lord’s mercy shape your wish to share 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.