Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.158
Bhāgavatam Recitation Leads to Love of Kṛṣṇa
“While he stayed with Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, his engagement was to recite Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam for him to hear. As a result of this Bhāgavatam recitation, he attained perfectional love of Kṛṣṇa, by which he remained always maddened.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered Raghunātha Bhaṭṭācārya to read Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam constantly. In Vṛndāvana, he recited it for Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, rendering each verse in three melodious tunes.
- Through this Bhāgavatam recitation, he attained perfectional love of Kṛṣṇa, which kept him always overwhelmed. He avoided nonsense and worldly talk, engaging instead in hearing about Kṛṣṇa twenty-four hours a day.
- He never cared to hear blasphemy of a Vaiṣṇava. Even when there were grounds for criticism, he did not mind their faults because they were engaged in the Lord’s service.
Try this today
Spend five minutes today reading Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam aloud with attention.
Ask yourself
How can I give more attention to hearing about Kṛṣṇa rather than noticing devotees’ faults?
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.