Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 4.79
Wonderful Accomplishments Depend on Kṛṣṇa’s Grace
“The wonderful festival and installation of Śrī Gopālajī was arranged in one day. Certainly all this was accomplished by the potency of Gopāla. No one but a devotee can understand this.”
What the purport teaches
- The wonderful festival and installation of Śrī Gopālajī were arranged in one day. This was accomplished by Gopāla’s potency, which only a devotee can understand.
- The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement spread worldwide within five years, astonishing mundane people. By the grace of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, we understand that everything is possible by Kṛṣṇa’s grace.
- Those with faith in and devotion to Kṛṣṇa understand that such wonderful things happen by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s grace. We are simply the instruments.
Try this today
Before one act of devotional service today, pause and pray for Kṛṣṇa’s grace.
Ask yourself
How would seeing myself as an instrument change the way I approach devotional service?
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.