Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.218
Chanting Makes Anyone Most Fortunate
“Because you have chanted three holy names of the Lord — Hari, Kṛṣṇa and Nārāyaṇa — you are undoubtedly the most fortunate and pious.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, confirms the potency of the holy names Hari, Kṛṣṇa and Nārāyaṇa.
- Anyone who chants these names without offense is extremely fortunate and immediately becomes most pious. This applies whether one is Indian or non-Indian, Hindu or non-Hindu.
- The purport urges following in Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s footsteps and carrying out the mission peacefully, without being deterred by opposition to people from other places becoming Vaiṣṇavas.
Try this today
Respectfully chant Hari, Kṛṣṇa and Nārāyaṇa today, with the intention to chant without offense.
Ask yourself
How can you honor the spiritual opportunity that chanting offers everyone?
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.