Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.30
Navadvīpa Filled With the Holy Name
“When Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was a student, He asked whomever He met to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. In this way He inundated the whole town of Navadvīpa with the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa.”
What the purport teaches
- As a student, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked whomever He met to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. In this way He inundated Navadvīpa with chanting.
- Navadvīpa means “nine islands,” surrounded by different branches of the Ganges. The present Navadvīpa-dhāma is only part of the whole of Navadvīpa.
- All nine islands contain places for cultivating devotional service. The purport mentions nava-vidha bhakti, nine different activities of devotional service.
Try this today
Gently invite someone to join you in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra today.
Ask yourself
How does the Lord’s invitation to everyone inspire your own relationship with 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.