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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 21.149

Narrating in Their Footsteps, Desiring Their Mercy

“Praying at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha, always desiring their mercy, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 21.149, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Kṛṣṇadāsa prays at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha.
  • He always desires their mercy and narrates Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta following in their footsteps.
  • The chapter closes its description of the blissful characteristics of Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Before reading today, offer a brief prayer for the mercy of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from Kṛṣṇadāsa’s desire for mercy as he narrates?

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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