Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.119
Mercy Empowers the Description of Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes
“In the course of time, the transcendental news of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes in Vṛndāvana was almost lost. To enunciate explicitly those transcendental pastimes, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu empowered Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī with the nectar of His mercy to carry out this work in Vṛndāvana.”
What the purport teaches
- In the course of time, the transcendental news of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes in Vṛndāvana was almost lost.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu empowered Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī with the nectar of His mercy.
- Their work was to describe those transcendental pastimes explicitly in Vṛndāvana. This passage comes from Kavi-karṇapūra’s Caitanya-candrodaya.
Try this today
Pause today to express gratitude for the mercy by which Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes were clearly described.
Ask yourself
How does the Lord’s mercy in preserving news of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes deepen your appreciation for these teachings?
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.