Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has particularly bestowed upon all fallen souls in this age the most potent method of devotional service, and whoever takes to it through the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is immediately elevated to the transcendental position. Srimad-Bhagavatam recommends: yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi su-medhasah (Bhag. 11.5.32).

A student of Krsna consciousness must receive Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy; then his devotional service will quickly succeed. This was the case with King Prataparudra. One has to be noticed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and a little service with sincere efforts will convince the Lord that one is a proper candidate for returning home, back to Godhead. Maharaja Prataparudra did not have a chance to meet Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, but when the Lord saw that the King was serving Lord Jagannatha as a menial sweeper, the Lord's mercy upon the King became a solid fact. When Maharaja Prataparudra, in the dress of a Vaisnava, was serving the Lord, the Lord did not even inquire who he was. Rather, He had compassion upon him and began to embrace him.

Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami wants to point out that nothing could compare to the Lord's mercy toward Maharaja Prataparudra; therefore he uses the word dekha ("just see") and caitanyera krpa-mahabala ("how powerful is the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu"). This is also confirmed by Prabodhananda Sarasvati: yat-karunya-kataksa-vaibhava-vatam (Caitanya-candramrta 5). Even a little of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy serves as a great asset for spiritual advancement. Therefore the Krsna consciousness movement must be spread through the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. When Rupa Gosvami experienced the mercy and magnanimity of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he said: