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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 7.101

Invite Everyone to Chant Kṛṣṇa’s Name

“Such an empowered person would request everyone and anyone — whomever he saw — to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. In this way all the villagers would also become devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 7.101, translation

What the purport teaches

  • An empowered preacher must be favored by Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu or His devotee, the spiritual master.
  • Such a person must request everyone to chant the mahā-mantra. The empowered person approached whomever he saw.
  • In this way, the villagers became devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such preaching shows others how to become pure devotees.

Try this today

Gently invite one person today to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa with you.

Ask yourself

How could you warmly invite someone to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa?

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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