Kolaveca Sridhara’s Prayers

As evidence of empowerment, it’s significant how the Caitanya Bhagvat describes Kolaveca Sridhara’s prayers to Sri Caitanya. After the Lord commanded Kolaveca to recite prayers, Kolaveca said he was worthless, incompetent and unable to utter anything worthy of the Lord. But the Lord insisted, telling him to say anything, and He would consider it prayer. Then, according to Vrindava das Thakur, the goddess Sarasvati entered the tongue of Kolaveca Sridhara such that he began to speak more eloquently than anything he had ever known. His prayers are elegant, poetic, and pregnant with meaning, revealing fathomless depths of realization.