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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Is Our Shelter

“Offering my obeisances unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, let me describe a particle of His opulence and sweetness. He is most valuable for a fallen conditioned soul bereft of spiritual knowledge, and He is the only shelter for those who do not know the real goal of life.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 21.1, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author offers obeisances unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu before describing a particle of His opulence and sweetness.
  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is most valuable for a fallen conditioned soul bereft of spiritual knowledge.
  • He is the only shelter for those who do not know the real goal of life.

Try this today

Offer obeisances unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, acknowledging your need for His shelter.

Ask yourself

Where do I need shelter and spiritual knowledge in my life?

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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