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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 13.138

Hear with Faith and Love

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu [Gaurahari] bestows ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa upon anyone who hears all these topics with faith and love.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 13.138, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bestows ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa upon those who hear these topics with faith and love.
  • The invitation is open to anyone. Faith and love are the qualities of hearing emphasized here.
  • Ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa is a gift bestowed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, also called Gaurahari.

Try this today

Today, read this translation aloud slowly, listening with a desire to receive love for Kṛṣṇa.

Ask yourself

How can I bring more faith and love to hearing these topics?

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.

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