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Chanting Beneath the Old Tamarind Tree

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu used to sit beneath the old tamarind tree and chant the holy name of the Lord. At noon He would return to Akrūra-tīrtha to take lunch.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 18.78, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu used to sit beneath the old tamarind tree.
  • There He would chant the holy name of the Lord.
  • At noon He would return to Akrūra-tīrtha to take lunch.

Try this today

Sit down and spend a few minutes chanting the holy name of the Lord.

Ask yourself

How could you make a little time to sit and chant today?

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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