Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 17.80
The Lord’s Mercy Overcomes Limitations
“ ‘The Supreme Personality of Godhead has the form of sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha — transcendental bliss, knowledge and eternity. I offer my respectful obeisances unto Him, who turns the dumb into eloquent speakers and enables the lame to cross mountains. Such is the mercy of the Lord.’”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead has the form of sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha—transcendental bliss, knowledge and eternity.
- The prayer offers respectful obeisances to the Lord, whose mercy turns the dumb into eloquent speakers and enables the lame to cross mountains.
- This prayer is quoted from the Bhāvārtha-dīpikā commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Try this today
Read this prayer aloud today as an offering of respectful obeisances to the Lord.
Ask yourself
How does this prayer help you look beyond your limitations toward the Lord’s 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.