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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.122

Accounts of Character and Causeless Mercy

“The characteristics of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī have thus been described in various places by the poet Kavi-karṇapūra. An account has also been given of how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bestowed His causeless mercy upon Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 19.122, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The poet Kavi-karṇapūra described Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s characteristics in various places.
  • An account was also given of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy upon Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
  • Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī also received Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s causeless mercy.

Try this today

Reread the translation and pause over the words “causeless mercy.”

Ask yourself

What draws my attention in this account of the Lord’s causeless 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.

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