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Keep the Teaching Within Your Throat

“After describing the potency of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, My spiritual master taught Me another verse, advising Me to always keep it within My throat.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 7.75, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's spiritual master described the potency of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
  • After this explanation, His spiritual master taught Him another verse.
  • His spiritual master advised Him to always keep that verse within His throat.

Try this today

Read this translation aloud and reflect on the instruction to keep the teaching within one's throat.

Ask yourself

How can I keep a spiritual instruction ready to recite rather than merely read it once?

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.

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