Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.24.10
Ūti· What drives us to actChanting the Holy Name Benefits Everyone
“Mahārāja Barhiṣat executed many sacrifices all over the world. He scattered kuśa grasses and kept the tops of the grasses pointed eastward.”
What the purport teaches
- Mahārāja Barhiṣat performed sacrifices one after another, scattering kuśa grass with its tips pointing eastward. The purport calls for saṅkīrtana-yajña to spread similarly throughout the world.
- The holy name is so powerful that chanting it, jokingly or seriously, brings the benefit of cleansing the heart. Everyone can receive the effect of this transcendental sound.
- Repeated sacrifices like Barhiṣat’s are not possible now, but saṅkīrtana-yajña costs nothing and can be performed anywhere. Widespread chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa can make the people of the world very happy.
Try this today
Sit down today and attentively chant: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
Ask yourself
What keeps me from taking up the freely available practice of chanting?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.