Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 2.58
The Lord Is the Friend of Helpless
“ ‘O My Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, O friend of the helpless! You are the only ocean of mercy! Because I have not met You, My inauspicious days and nights have become unbearable. I do not know how I shall pass the time.’
What the purport teaches
- The prayer addresses the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the friend of the helpless and the only ocean of mercy.
- Not having met the Lord, the speaker finds days and nights unbearable and does not know how to pass the time.
- The purport identifies this prayer as a verse from the Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta by Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer addressing the Lord as the friend of the helpless and an ocean of mercy.
Ask yourself
What does addressing the Lord as the friend of the helpless mean to you?
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.