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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.213

Marveling at the Lord’s Power to Deliver

“Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said, “My dear Sir, You have delivered the entire world, but that is not a very great task. However, You have also delivered me, and that is certainly the work of very wonderful powers.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 6.213, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said that the Lord had delivered the entire world.
  • He described delivering the world as not a very great task for the Lord.
  • Yet he considered his own deliverance the work of very wonderful powers.

Try this today

Offer one humble prayer expressing appreciation for the Lord’s power to deliver.

Ask yourself

What does the Bhaṭṭācārya’s wonder at his own deliverance teach me about humility?

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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