Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 9.39
Chant and Share for Everyone’s Benefit
“Distribute this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement all over the world. Let people eat these fruits and ultimately become free from old age and death.
What the purport teaches
- Birth, death, old age and disease are the real distresses of life. The Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra is the transcendental remedy for these miseries.
- Servants of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu must seriously distribute the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement throughout the world for the greatest benefit of human society.
- Loud chanting benefits all living entities, including trees and animals, even though they cannot understand the movement.
Try this today
Spend a few minutes today chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra aloud.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that chanting benefits other living beings deepen my sense of responsibility?
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.