Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 1.112
Mahāprabhu Saves His Servant and Teaches Chanting
“After this, Kṛṣṇadāsa, the servant of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, was delivered from the clutches of a Bhaṭṭathāri. Caitanya Mahāprabhu then preached that Lord Kṛṣṇa’s name should also be chanted by brāhmaṇas who were accustomed to chanting Lord Rāma’s name.”
What the purport teaches
- The Bhaṭṭathāris are priests of the Nambudari brāhmaṇas in the Malabar district and are expert in tantric black arts. One bewildered Kṛṣṇadāsa, Mahāprabhu’s personal servant.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu delivered Kṛṣṇadāsa from the Bhaṭṭathāri’s clutches. By saving His servant, He showed Himself to be Patita-pāvana, the savior of all fallen souls.
- Mahāprabhu taught that brāhmaṇas accustomed to chanting Lord Rāma’s name should also chant Lord Kṛṣṇa’s name.
Try this today
Chant Lord Kṛṣṇa’s name today, remembering Mahāprabhu as the savior of fallen souls.
Ask yourself
What encouragement do you find in Mahāprabhu’s care for His bewildered servant?
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.