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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 18.219

Seeing Him Awakened Love and Chanting

“Whoever got to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would feel himself overwhelmed with ecstatic love and would begin to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 18.219, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Whoever saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt overwhelmed with ecstatic love.
  • Those who saw Him began to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.
  • The translation connects seeing Him with both ecstatic love and chanting.

Try this today

Spend a few minutes today chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.

Ask yourself

How does this account encourage you to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra?

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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