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Hearing Hare Kṛṣṇa Benefits Everyone

“You have loudly chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, and everyone, moving or not moving, has benefited by hearing it.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 3.69, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had loudly chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.
  • Everyone who heard His chanting benefited, whether moving or nonmoving.
  • Haridāsa Ṭhākura connected the Lord’s mercy with the benefit received through hearing His chanting.

Try this today

Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra aloud for a few minutes, listening carefully.

Ask yourself

How might remembering the benefit of hearing deepen my attention to 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.

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