Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 17.51
Hearing and Chanting Still Purify
“Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not manifest His natural ecstatic love, everyone became a pure devotee simply by seeing and hearing Him.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī describes Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the most munificent incarnation. Even when He concealed His natural ecstatic love, people became pure devotees by seeing and hearing Him.
- Although He is not physically present now, people throughout the world are becoming devotees by chanting His holy name. The potency of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra has not diminished.
- Hearing about Him through Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta and the paramparā system of pure Vaiṣṇavas purifies us. Through such hearing, one can become a pure Vaiṣṇava, free from mundane desires and personal motivations.
Try this today
Spend a few quiet minutes chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
Ask yourself
How can I make more room for hearing and chanting that purify my desires?
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.