Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.88
Congregational Chanting Pleases the Lord
“Here also are Govinda Ghoṣa, Mādhava Ghoṣa and Vāsudeva Ghoṣa. They are three brothers, and their saṅkīrtana, congregational chanting, pleases the Lord very much.
What the purport teaches
- Govinda Ghoṣa, Mādhava Ghoṣa and Vāsudeva Ghoṣa are three brothers. Their saṅkīrtana, congregational chanting, pleases the Lord very much.
- Govinda Ghoṣa belonged to the kāyastha dynasty of the Uttara-rāḍhīya section and was known as Ghoṣa Ṭhākura. A fair at Agradvīpa, near Katwa, is named after him.
- Vāsudeva Ghoṣa composed many nice songs about Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. These are authorized Vaiṣṇava songs, like those of other great Vaiṣṇavas.
Try this today
Spend a few minutes chanting with someone today, remembering that saṅkīrtana pleases the Lord.
Ask yourself
How might remembering the Lord's pleasure shape your participation in congregational 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.