Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.122
Scripture Is Kṛṣṇa’s Causeless Mercy
“The conditioned soul cannot revive his Kṛṣṇa consciousness by his own effort. But out of causeless mercy, Lord Kṛṣṇa compiled the Vedic literature and its supplements, the Purāṇas.
What the purport teaches
- The conditioned soul is bewildered by māyā, which keeps him forgetful of his real relationship with Kṛṣṇa.
- He forgets his identity as spirit soul, Brahman, and thinks himself a product of material energy.
- He cannot revive Kṛṣṇa consciousness by his own effort. Out of causeless mercy, Kṛṣṇa compiled the Vedic literature and its supplements, the Purāṇas.
Try this today
Reread this translation slowly, with gratitude for Kṛṣṇa’s gift of Vedic literature.
Ask yourself
How might seeing scripture as Kṛṣṇa’s mercy change the way I read it?
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.