Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.149
Changed Hearts Take Up Kṛṣṇa's Name
“From that moment when the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs heard the explanation of the Vedānta-sūtra from the Lord, their minds changed, and on the instruction of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, they too chanted “Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!” always.”
What the purport teaches
- Hearing the Lord's explanation of Vedānta-sūtra changed the sannyāsīs' minds. Following His instruction, they always chanted “Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!”
- Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī were different people. The purport rejects the idea that they were the same man.
- Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī was a great Vaiṣṇava devotee belonging to the Rāmānuja-sampradāya. Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī headed the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs in Benares and belonged to the Śaṅkarācārya-sampradāya.
Try this today
Set aside a brief time today to chant “Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!”
Ask yourself
How can I let what I hear lead me to chant Kṛṣṇa's name more regularly?
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.