Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.106
Honor Whoever Chants Kṛṣṇa’s Holy Name
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “Whoever chants the holy name of Kṛṣṇa just once is worshipable and is the topmost human being.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says that whoever chants Kṛṣṇa’s holy name just once is worshipable. Such a person should be regarded as a Vaiṣṇava.
- The holy name is identical with Kṛṣṇa Himself. It is Kṛṣṇa personified in sound, perfectly transcendental and eternally free from material contamination.
- Faith in the holy name allows one to begin a life of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. With this faith, one must continue chanting.
Try this today
Chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name today while remembering that His name and He Himself are identical.
Ask yourself
How would remembering that Kṛṣṇa’s name is identical with Him change my 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.