Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.350
Mercy Empowers the Work of Devotion
“In the course of time, the transcendental news of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes in Vṛndāvana was almost lost. To enunciate explicitly those transcendental pastimes, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu empowered Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī with the nectar of His mercy to carry out this work in Vṛndāvana.”
What the purport teaches
- Over time, the transcendental news of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes in Vṛndāvana had become almost lost.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu empowered Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī with the nectar of His mercy.
- Their task was to explain those transcendental pastimes explicitly. They were empowered to carry out this work in Vṛndāvana.
Try this today
Write one sentence expressing gratitude for the preservation of knowledge about Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes.
Ask yourself
How does this account deepen my appreciation for the mercy behind these teachings?
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.