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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.104

Kṛṣṇa’s Full Mercy Brings Understanding

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Lord Kṛṣṇa has bestowed His full mercy upon you so that all these things are known to you. For you, the threefold miseries certainly do not exist.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.104, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says that Lord Kṛṣṇa has bestowed His full mercy upon the person He is addressing.
  • He explains that, through this mercy, all these things are already known to him.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also assures him that the threefold miseries certainly do not exist for him.

Try this today

Reread the verse slowly, noticing how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu connects understanding with Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mercy.

Ask yourself

What place do I give Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mercy in my understanding of spiritual truths?

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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