Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.97
Chanting Offers an Ocean of Bliss
“Compared to the ocean of transcendental bliss that one tastes by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, the pleasure derived from impersonal Brahman realization [brahmānanda] is like the shallow water in a canal.
What the purport teaches
- Chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra gives a taste of transcendental bliss.
- That bliss is compared to an ocean.
- Compared with this ocean, the pleasure of impersonal Brahman realization, brahmānanda, is like shallow water in a canal.
Try this today
Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra for a few minutes, remembering the ocean of bliss described here.
Ask yourself
How does the comparison of an ocean and a shallow canal shape my appreciation of chanting?
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.