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Chanting Awakens Pure Love for Śrī Kṛṣṇa

“The Absolute Truth is Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and loving devotion to Śrī Kṛṣṇa exhibited in pure love is achieved through congregational chanting of the holy name, which is the essence of all bliss.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 1.96, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Absolute Truth is Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
  • Loving devotion to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, exhibited in pure love, is achieved through congregational chanting of the holy name.
  • Congregational chanting of the holy name is the essence of all bliss.

Try this today

Spend a few minutes chanting the holy name together with another person, remembering loving devotion to Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the goal.

Ask yourself

How might remembering the goal of pure love shape your chanting?

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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