Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.8.53
Mukti· LiberationChant Attentively and Hear the Lord’s Names
“O son of the King, now I shall speak unto you the mantra which is to be chanted with this process of meditation. One who carefully chants this mantra for seven nights can see the perfect human beings flying in the sky.”
What the purport teaches
- Nārada Muni tells Dhruva Mahārāja that meditation on the Lord’s form together with careful mantra chanting enables one to see beings who fly in the sky within seven days. The inhabitants of Siddhaloka possess yogic perfections by nature.
- A mantra is confidential because merely finding it in print is not enough. It must be received through the disciplic succession to have efficacy.
- Chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra is the easiest process of meditation in this age. Rather than artificially trying to see the Lord, one should concentrate on hearing; through offenseless chanting, the Lord reveals Himself.
Try this today
Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra today for one minute, giving your attention to hearing each sound without forcing a mental image.
Ask yourself
When I chant, am I listening to the sound or trying to force an experience?
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.