Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 22.44
Being Fallen Does Not End Hope
“ ‘Because I am so fallen, I shall never get a chance to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” This was my false apprehension. Rather, by chance a person as fallen as I am may get to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although one is being carried away by the waves of the river of time, one may eventually reach the shore.’
What the purport teaches
- Akrūra describes his fear that he would never see the Supreme Personality of Godhead because he was so fallen.
- He recognizes this fear as a false apprehension: even someone as fallen as himself may get to see the Lord.
- Though carried away by the waves of the river of time, a person may eventually reach the shore.
Try this today
Read this translation once today, pausing over its assurance that being fallen does not rule out seeing the Lord.
Ask yourself
Do I ever mistake feelings of unworthiness for proof that I cannot approach the Lord?
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.