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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.13

Chanting Floods Everyone With Love of Kṛṣṇa

“For the remaining eighteen years He continuously stayed in Jagannātha Purī. Chanting the nectarean Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, He inundated everyone there in a flood of love of Kṛṣṇa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 13.13, translation

What the purport teaches

  • For the remaining eighteen years, He continuously stayed in Jagannātha Purī.
  • He chanted the nectarean Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
  • Through His chanting, He inundated everyone there in a flood of love of Kṛṣṇa.

Try this today

Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra today, remembering the love of Kṛṣṇa described here.

Ask yourself

How does the image of a flood of love of Kṛṣṇa shape your understanding of 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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