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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 9.146

Receive Affection and Chant Hari’s Name

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced them all and bade them farewell. Then all the devotees got up and left, loudly chanting the holy name of Hari.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 9.146, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced them all before bidding them farewell. His farewell expressed personal affection.
  • All the devotees then got up and left. They departed loudly chanting the holy name of Hari.
  • The account of the Lord’s mercy is followed by this scene of chanting. The devotees left with Hari’s holy name on their lips.

Try this today

Take a quiet moment today to chant the holy name of Hari aloud.

Ask yourself

How can I make chanting Hari’s holy name part of my day?

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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