Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 8.29-30
Avoid Offenses So the Name Can Sprout
“If one chants the exalted holy name of the Lord again and again and yet his love for the Supreme Lord does not develop and tears do not appear in his eyes, it is evident that because of his offenses in chanting, the seed of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa does not sprout.”
What the purport teaches
- One may chant the Lord’s exalted holy name again and again without developing love for Him.
- Offenses in chanting prevent the seed of Kṛṣṇa’s holy name from sprouting.
- Offensive chanting does not bring the desired result. Therefore one should carefully avoid offenses.
Try this today
Before chanting today, pause and renew your intention to carefully avoid offenses to the holy name.
Ask yourself
Am I giving care to avoiding offenses, as well as to repeating the holy name?
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.