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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.66

Talk of Kṛṣṇa, Worship Him, and Chant

“In the house of Advaita Ācārya, all the Vaiṣṇavas took pleasure in always talking of Kṛṣṇa, always worshiping Kṛṣṇa and always chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 13.66, translation

What the purport teaches

  • In Advaita Ācārya’s house, the Vaiṣṇavas took pleasure in always talking of Kṛṣṇa.
  • They always worshiped Kṛṣṇa and chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
  • The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement proceeds on these principles only. Its business is to talk of Kṛṣṇa, worship Kṛṣṇa and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

Try this today

Spend a few minutes today chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

Ask yourself

How can you make more room today for the activities that gave these Vaiṣṇavas pleasure?

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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