Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.201-202
The Tongue Cannot Give Up Chanting
“Another meat-eater said, ‘Sir, please hear me. Since the day I joked with some Hindus in this way, my tongue chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa hymn and cannot give it up. I do not know what mystic hymns and herbal potions these Hindus know.’
What the purport teaches
- Another meat-eater asks to be heard and describes what happened after he joked with some Hindus.
- Since that day, his tongue chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa hymn and cannot give it up.
- He does not understand the cause and wonders what mystic hymns and herbal potions the Hindus know.
Try this today
Take a brief pause today to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What strikes me about his inability to give up 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.