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Worldwide Chanting Awakens Ecstatic Devotional Love

“When loud chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra is performed all over the world by those who follow in Your footsteps, all living entities, moving and nonmoving, dance in ecstatic devotional love.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 3.72, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Haridāsa Ṭhākura described loud chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra throughout the world.
  • This chanting is performed by those who follow in Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s footsteps.
  • Through this chanting, all living entities, moving and nonmoving, dance in ecstatic devotional love.

Try this today

Spend a few minutes chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra aloud, remembering the devotional love described here.

Ask yourself

How can I make chanting a small, sincere part of following Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?

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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