Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 8.22
The Holy Names Awaken Love
“Whether he is offensive or inoffensive, anyone who even now chants śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda is immediately overwhelmed with ecstasy, and tears fill his eyes.”
What the purport teaches
- Whether offensive or inoffensive, anyone who chants śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda can be immediately overwhelmed with ecstasy and tears.
- The purport describes people with little knowledge of Vaiṣṇava philosophy and little observance of its rules whose chanting of nitāi-gaura nevertheless evokes tears and other ecstatic signs.
- Their chanting shows swift advancement on the path of love of Godhead. Contact with a pure devotee will make their lives successful.
Try this today
Spend a quiet minute chanting śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda.
Ask yourself
How can I value both chanting the holy names and contact with a pure devotee?
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.