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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.121-122

One Sight Awakens Chanting and Spiritual Power

“If they see You just once, even women, children, old men, meat-eaters and members of the lowest caste immediately chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, dance like madmen and become spiritual masters capable of delivering the whole world.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 18.121-122, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Seeing the Lord just once moves people to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and dance like madmen.
  • This transformation reaches women, children, old men, meat-eaters and members of the lowest caste.
  • They become spiritual masters capable of delivering the whole world.

Try this today

Chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa today while remembering that the people described here all became capable of delivering others.

Ask yourself

How does this description challenge any limits I place on another person's spiritual potential?

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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