Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.95-96
The Lord’s Mercy Enables Questions and Answers
“Formerly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had asked Rāmānanda Rāya spiritual questions, and by the Lord’s causeless mercy, Rāmānanda Rāya could properly reply. Now, by the Lord’s mercy, Sanātana Gosvāmī questioned the Lord, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally supplied the truth.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had previously asked Rāmānanda Rāya spiritual questions.
- By the Lord’s causeless mercy, Rāmānanda Rāya could reply properly.
- Now Sanātana Gosvāmī questioned the Lord by His mercy, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally supplied the truth.
Try this today
Before studying today, pray for the Lord’s mercy to ask sincerely and understand the truth.
Ask yourself
How does seeing both questions and answers as dependent on mercy change my approach to study?
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.