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Chanting in Love While Working

“As Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was vibrating the holy name of Kṛṣṇa in ecstatic love, He Himself was performing the work of hundreds of men.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 12.114, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was vibrating the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.
  • He chanted in ecstatic love while performing the work.
  • He Himself was doing the work of hundreds of men.

Try this today

Utter the holy name of Kṛṣṇa while completing one small task today.

Ask yourself

How might you remember to chant while doing your work?

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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