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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.265

Surrender Without Fear

“ ‘Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.265, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The instruction is to abandon all varieties of religion.
  • In their place, one is asked to surrender wholly to the speaker: “just surrender unto Me.”
  • The promise is deliverance from all sinful reactions, together with the assurance: “Do not fear.”

Try this today

Read the verse slowly today, pausing over “just surrender unto Me” and “Do not fear.”

Ask yourself

What fear makes it difficult for me to surrender?

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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