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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.24

Notice Changes in Chanting

“Formerly you were constantly chanting the holy name of Lord Rāma. Why are you now constantly chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa?”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.24, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Lord recalled that the brāhmaṇa had formerly chanted Lord Rāma’s holy name constantly.
  • He observed that the brāhmaṇa was now constantly chanting Kṛṣṇa’s holy name.
  • The Lord asked why this change had taken place.

Try this today

Take a minute today to reflect on any changes in your chanting and what prompted them.

Ask yourself

What has influenced your own practice of chanting the holy name?

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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