Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 20.17
Various Holy Names Express Your Mercy
“Because people vary in their desires, You have distributed various holy names by Your mercy.
What the purport teaches
- People vary in their desires. The various holy names are distributed in response to that variety.
- The distribution of these holy names is an act of mercy.
- As the following verses explain, each individual holy name carries full divine potencies, and chanting brings all perfection.
Try this today
Spend one minute chanting the holy name with gratitude for this mercy.
Ask yourself
How does seeing the holy names as a gift of mercy affect my desire to chant?
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.