Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.51-52
Humbly Ask for Purification
“Rāmānanda Rāya replied, “My Lord, although You have come to correct me, a fallen soul, my mind is not yet purified simply by seeing You. Please stay for five or seven days and kindly cleanse my polluted mind. After that much time, my mind will certainly be pure.””
What the purport teaches
- Rāmānanda Rāya described himself as a fallen soul and understood that the Lord had come to correct him.
- He said that simply seeing the Lord had not yet purified his mind.
- He asked the Lord to stay for five or seven days and cleanse his polluted mind, expressing confidence that his mind would then become pure.
Try this today
Offer a brief prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asking Him to cleanse your mind.
Ask yourself
Am I willing to acknowledge my need for correction and purification?
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.