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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 3.65

The holy name’s faintest rays bring liberation

“Because of even the faintest rays of the effulgence of the Lord’s holy name, one can attain liberation. We can see this in all the revealed scriptures. The evidence appears in the story of Ajāmila in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 3.65, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Even the faintest rays of the effulgence of the Lord’s holy name can bring liberation.
  • This potency of the holy name is affirmed in all the revealed scriptures.
  • The story of Ajāmila in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam provides evidence of this teaching.

Try this today

Read this verse once more, then chant the holy name briefly while remembering its liberating potency.

Ask yourself

How does the scriptural evidence of the holy name’s potency deepen your confidence in chanting?

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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