Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.213
Chanting Continues Despite Attempts at Expulsion
“ ‘Sir, you are the ruler of this town. Whether Hindu or Muslim, everyone is under your protection. Therefore please call Nimāi Paṇḍita and make Him leave the town.’
What the purport teaches
- Ṭhākura can mean God, a godly person, or a kṣatriya. Here the brāhmaṇas address the Kazi as ṭhākura because he is the town’s ruler.
- The pāṣaṇḍīs ask the Kazi to expel Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for introducing hari-nāma-saṅkīrtana.
- The purport describes the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement’s welcome in great cities and a failed attempt to remove it from Melbourne. By Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s grace, people happily accept chanting, with most satisfactory results.
Try this today
Spend a brief moment today chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.
Ask yourself
How does the purport’s account of people welcoming chanting contrast with the request for expulsion?
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.