Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.22
Inducing Chanting Throughout His Early Pastimes
“At His birth, in His childhood and in His early and later boyhood, as well as in His youth, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, under different pleas, induced people to chant the holy name of Hari [the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra].”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu induced people to chant at His birth and in His childhood.
- He continued doing so in His early boyhood, later boyhood and youth.
- Under different pleas, He induced people to chant the holy name of Hari, the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
Try this today
Set aside one minute today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
Ask yourself
How can you make room for chanting the holy name in 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.