Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 8.26
Offenseless Chanting Reveals Pure Devotional Service
“Simply chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra without offenses vanquishes all sinful activities. Thus pure devotional service, which is the cause of love of Godhead, becomes manifest.”
What the purport teaches
- Chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra without offenses vanquishes all sinful activities.
- One cannot be situated in devotional service to the Lord unless one is free from sinful life.
- Through offenseless chanting, pure devotional service becomes manifest. This service is the cause of love of Godhead.
Try this today
Set aside a brief time today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra with the intention of avoiding offenses.
Ask yourself
How can I give greater care to chanting without offenses?
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.