Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.203
Chanting Replaces the Pride of Scholarship
“Now that I have seen You, my tongue is chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. The false prestige I felt from being a learned scholar is now gone.”
What the purport teaches
- The speaker says that seeing the Lord has brought the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra to his tongue.
- He recognizes that he previously felt false prestige from being a learned scholar.
- He now declares that this false prestige is gone.
Try this today
Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra today, setting aside thoughts of your own learning.
Ask yourself
Does pride in what you know ever get in the way of sincerely 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.