Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 5.221
Worship Govinda Through Meditation and Chanting
“Lord Brahmā, sitting on his lotus seat in his own abode, always meditates on Him and worships Him with the mantra consisting of eighteen syllables.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Brahmā and the inhabitants of his planet worship Lord Govinda, Kṛṣṇa, with the eighteen-syllable mantra.
- Those initiated by a bona fide spiritual master who chant the Gāyatrī mantra three times daily know this mantra.
- There is no difference between meditating and chanting, but meditation is not possible on this planet in the present age. Therefore loud chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, along with soft chanting of the eighteen-syllable mantra, is recommended.
Try this today
Set aside a quiet moment today to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa aloud.
Ask yourself
How can you give chanting a more regular place in your day?
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.