Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.59
Empowered to Broadcast the Holy Name
“In his body there were symptoms of āvirbhāva. Such appearances are uncommon, but Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu displayed many such pastimes through His different features.”
What the purport teaches
- Nakula Brahmacārī displayed āveśa, or special prowess, and Pradyumna Brahmacārī displayed āvirbhāva, or appearance. Such appearances are uncommon, and many devotees have no special symptoms.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally spread the saṅkīrtana movement. He advised all inhabitants of Bhāratavarṣa to take up His teachings and preach them throughout the world.
- In the Age of Kali, the only spiritual function is to broadcast the holy name of the Lord. This requires actual empowerment by Lord Kṛṣṇa, called āveśa or śakty-āveśa.
Try this today
Spend a few minutes today chanting the holy name of the Lord.
Ask yourself
Am I giving more attention to the holy name or to unusual symptoms?
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.