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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.49

Kṛṣṇa’s Mercy Delivers from Material Enjoyment

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then said, “It is not possible to describe Kṛṣṇa’s mercy, for He has delivered you both from the well of material enjoyment.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 19.49, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says that Kṛṣṇa’s mercy cannot be fully described.
  • He compares material enjoyment to a well from which one needs deliverance.
  • He credits Kṛṣṇa’s mercy with delivering both brothers from that well.

Try this today

Offer a brief prayer asking for Kṛṣṇa’s mercy to free you from attachment to material enjoyment.

Ask yourself

How does the image of a well help you reflect on material enjoyment?

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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