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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.192

Unrestricted Chanting Prompts a Petition

“Then all the meat-eaters, hearing that there would be unrestricted congregational chanting in the city, came to submit a petition.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.192, translation

What the purport teaches

  • News spread that congregational chanting would be unrestricted in the city.
  • The meat-eaters heard this news.
  • They then came together to submit a petition.

Try this today

Summarize in one sentence what news prompted the petition.

Ask yourself

What contrast do you notice between freedom to chant and the petitioners’ response?

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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