Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.254
Taking Shelter of the Merciful Lord
“Let me take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who has descended in the form of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu to teach us real knowledge, His devotional service and detachment from whatever does not foster Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He has descended because He is an ocean of transcendental mercy. Let me surrender unto His lotus feet.
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, has descended as Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He is an ocean of transcendental mercy.
- He teaches real knowledge, His devotional service and detachment from whatever does not foster Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The prayer asks for shelter and surrender at His lotus feet.
- The purport notes that this verse and the following verse are included in the Caitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka by Śrī Kavi-karṇapūra.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, asking for shelter and help in His devotional service.
Ask yourself
What in my day does not foster Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and how can I turn toward devotional service instead?
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.