Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.265
The Supersoul Instructs from Within
“Rāmānanda Rāya continued, “The Supersoul within everyone’s heart speaks not externally but from within. He instructs the devotees in all respects, and that is His way of instruction.””
What the purport teaches
- The Supersoul speaks from within everyone’s heart, not externally. He instructs the devotees in all respects.
- Rāmānanda Rāya acknowledges that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supersoul who inspires the devotee.
- The Supersoul is the original source of the Gāyatrī mantra. Savitā, the original source of all intelligence, is Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for intelligence to understand His instruction.
Ask yourself
How does knowing the Lord as the source of intelligence affect your approach to learning?
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.