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Daily Chanting and Respectful Obeisances

“As a daily duty, he regularly offered one thousand obeisances to the Lord, chanted at least one hundred thousand holy names and offered obeisances to two thousand Vaiṣṇavas.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 10.99, translation

What the purport teaches

  • As a regular daily duty, he offered one thousand obeisances to the Lord.
  • He chanted at least one hundred thousand holy names each day.
  • He also offered obeisances to two thousand Vaiṣṇavas.

Try this today

Set aside a few minutes today to chant the holy name and offer an obeisance to the Lord.

Ask yourself

How could chanting and offering respect become more regular parts of your day?

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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