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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.131

Chanting continued amid anxiety

“Returning home, all the citizens began performing saṅkīrtana, but because of the order of the Kazi, they were not carefree but always full of anxiety.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.131, translation

What the purport teaches

  • All the citizens returned home and began performing saṅkīrtana.
  • The Kazi’s order still weighed upon them.
  • They continued chanting, but they were not carefree; they remained full of anxiety.

Try this today

Spend a few minutes chanting today without waiting to feel completely free from anxiety.

Ask yourself

Can I continue chanting even when anxiety has not gone away?

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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