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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.343

Chanting Brings the Results of Earlier Ages

“In the other three yugas — Satya, Tretā and Dvāpara — people perform different types of spiritual activities. Whatever results they achieve in that way, they can achieve in Kali-yuga simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.343, translation

What the purport teaches

  • In Satya, Tretā and Dvāpara, people perform different types of spiritual activities.
  • These activities bring spiritual results to those who perform them.
  • In Kali-yuga, those same results can be achieved simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

Try this today

Set aside a few quiet minutes today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

Ask yourself

How does this teaching encourage you to make time for 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.

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