Category:Chanting for Krsna
Theme Analysis
In the spiritual world, every action is an expression of deep, unalloyed love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that whether one is working, eating, or dancing, if it is done for Kṛṣṇa, that time is saved from the clutches of material illusion. However, the most direct and potent expression of this love is chanting for Kṛṣṇa. This chanting is not a mechanical repetition of syllables; when performed by pure devotees like the gopīs, it is an outpouring of the heart.
A beautiful and prominent theme in this category is the use of chanting as a profound expression of parental love (vātsalya-rasa). Śrīla Prabhupāda highlights the pastime of Mother Yaśodā and Mother Rohiṇī chanting elaborate, protective mantras over baby Kṛṣṇa. They called upon various forms of the Lord—Nārāyaṇa, Vāsudeva, Govinda, Mādhava—to protect every specific limb of Kṛṣṇa's body from all directions and in all activities. Another major theme is the sheer, unstoppable potency of the holy name when distributed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. By His mercy, the chanting of "Kṛṣṇa! Hari!" infected everyone He met, from the proud Māyāvādī sannyāsīs of Benares to the wild elephants in the Jharikhaṇḍa forest, causing them all to dance and cry in ecstatic love. Śrīla Prabhupāda assures us that this same potency is available today. By simply avoiding mundane talk, eating only kṛṣṇa-prasādam, and constantly chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, anyone can immediately access the highest spiritual reality.
- The Universal Panacea: Spending time chanting for Kṛṣṇa saves the soul from material existence. Śrīla Prabhupāda guarantees that this simple process will turn the whole world into Vaikuṇṭha (a place of no anxiety).
- Parental Protection: In Vṛndāvana, the elder gopīs, completely absorbed in pure love, chanted elaborate mantras invoking various viṣṇu-tattvas to protect Kṛṣṇa's body, mind, and soul from all danger.
- The Potency of Lord Caitanya's Mercy: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's distribution of the holy name was so powerful that it induced ecstatic chanting and dancing in scholars, common people, and even wild animals.
- The Perfect Formula: Śrīla Prabhupāda provides a simple, infallible formula for the modern age: promise to speak only of Kṛṣṇa, eat only prasādam, and constantly chant the holy names. This immediately delivers Kṛṣṇa to the practitioner.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Chanting for Kṛṣṇa - The Supreme Protection and Perfection.
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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Pages in category "Chanting for Krsna"
The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total.
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- After this incident, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, surrounded by His dear friends & the animals, returned to His home. As usual, the gopis began to chant the glorious pastimes of Lord Krsna with great feeling, for they were chanting from the heart
- Any moment, any time you spend for thinking of Krsna, working for Krsna, chanting for Krsna, eating for Krsna, dancing for Krsna, that time is saved
- Any moment, any time you spend for thinking of Krsna, working for Krsna, chanting for Krsna, eating for Krsna, dancing for Krsna, that time is saved. Therefore it is recommended, harer nama
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- If the devotee does not engage himself always in hearing and chanting the topics of Krsna and His activities but instead indulges in idle talk, there is every chance of his falling down
- In our society everything is open. There is no secrecy. We worship Krsna, we think of Krsna, we work for Krsna, we glorify Krsna, we chant for Krsna, we dedicate our life for Krsna. That's all
- In your old age you cannot work actively in propaganda work, therefore you should take advantage of the chanting and krsnakatha of Srimad-Bhagavatam
- It is better for you to go home, simply talk about Me (Krsna) & think of Me, & by this process of constantly remembering Me & chanting My names you will surely be elevated to the spiritual platform. There is no need to stand near Me. Please go back home
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- One should always engage oneself in hearing about, remembering, and worshiping Krsna. All the centers of the Krsna consciousness movement are opened only for this purpose - to facilitate chanting, dancing, and worshiping so that we shall not forget Krsna
- Out of sheer foolishness the disciples of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu asked the Lord why He was chanting the names of the gopis and advised Him to chant the name of Krsna
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- She (Candrakanti) always engaged herself in meditating on the transcendental form of the Lord & always chanted the glories of the Lord. She did not desire to accept anyone else as her husband. She had firmly decided that only Krsna would be her husband
- Some misled people try to prove that they are greatly elevated by saying that they like to chant the holy name of Lord Gaura instead of the names of Radha and Krsna. Thus they purposely differentiate between Lord Caitanya and Radha-Krsna
- Some of the people following the Lord were crying. Some were laughing, some dancing and some chanting. Indeed, some of them were rolling on the ground, exclaiming "Krsna! Krsna"
- Some people were filling the pots, and others were washing the rooms, but everyone was engaged in chanting the holy name of Krsna and Hari
- Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead's messages are in themselves virtuous when properly heard and chanted
- Such an empowered person would request everyone and anyone - whomever he saw - to chant the holy name of Krsna. In this way all the villagers would also become devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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- The beauty is that the Pandavas have not lost their faith and love for You (Krsna), in spite of all these tribulations. In fact, they are always thinking of You and chanting Your name in ecstatic friendship
- The creeper greatly expands in the Goloka Vrndavana planet, and there it produces the fruit of love for Krsna. Although remaining in the material world, the gardener regularly sprinkles the creeper with the water of hearing and chanting
- The crowd made a tumultuous vibration, chanting "Jaya Gauracandra! Jaya Sri Krsna Caitanya!" Then the people began to chant, "Wonderful! Wonderful"
- The denizens of heaven were very much pleased, and they offered their respects by chanting in glorification of the Lord and showering Him with flowers, accepting the victory with great appreciation
- The elephants whose bodies were touched by the water splashed by the Lord (Caitanya) began to chant "Krsna! Krsna!" and dance and sing in ecstasy
- The gopis dressed themselves very luxuriantly and sat in bull-driven carts, chanting the glories of Krsna's pastimes. The brahmanas, assembled there to act as priests for Govardhana-puja, offered their blessings to the cowherd men and their wives
- The mothers took care of the boys (Krsna's cowherd boy expansions) by chanting protective mantras, decorating their bodies with tilaka and giving them food. In this way, the mothers served Krsna personally - SB 10.13.23
- The twentieth branch of the Caitanya tree was Haridasa Thakura. His character was wonderful. He used to chant the holy name of Krsna 300,000 times a day without fail
- There is no difference between chanting for Krsna consciousness and working for Krsna consciousness
- They (the citizens of Mathura) began to chant the victory glorification of Lord Krsna. When Lord Krsna entered the city after the victory, many bugles, conches and kettledrums sounded
- To understand Krsna is so difficult. That Krsna is being delivered by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Take Krsna, immediately. Chant, dance, and take Krsna, and eat prasadam, and go home. Just see how much efficient this movement is. Immediate
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- Yasoda and Rohini chanted: My dear Krsna, may Lord Cakradhara protect Your front; may Lord Gadadhara protect Your back; may Lord Madhusudana, who carries a bow in His hand, protect Your right side; may Lord Ajana protect Your left side
- Yasoda and Rohini chanted: My dear Krsna, may Lord Haladhara protect You from all sides; may the Personality of Godhead known as Hrsikesa protect all Your senses; may Lord Narayana protect Your life airs
- Yasoda and Rohini chanted: My dear Krsna, may Lord Kesava protect Your heart; may Lord Isa protect Your chest; may Lord Surya protect Your neck; may Lord Visnu protect Your arms; may Lord Urukrama protect Your face; may Lord Isvara protect Your head
- Yasoda and Rohini chanted: My dear Krsna, may Lord Urugaya with His conchshell protect You on all sides; may the Personality of Godhead Upendra protect You from above; may Lord Tarksya protect You on the ground
- Yasoda and Rohini chanted: My dear Krsna, may the Lord of Svetadvipa, Narayana, protect the core of Your heart; may Lord Yogesvara protect Your mind; may Lord Prsnigarbha protect Your intelligence; and may the Supreme Personality of God protect Your soul
- Yasoda and Rohini chanted: My dear Krsna, may the Lord who is known as Aja protect Your legs; may Lord Maniman protect Your knees; may Lord Yajna protect Your thighs; may Lord Acyuta protect Your upper waist; may Lord Hayagriva protect Your abdomen
- Yasoda and Rohini chanted: When You (Krsna) are sitting, may Lord Narayana give You all protection; and while You are eating, may the Lord of all sacrifices give You all protection
- Yasoda and Rohini chanted: While You (Krsna) are playing, may Lord Govinda protect You from all sides, and when You are sleeping, may Lord Madhava protect You from all danger; when You are walking, may the Lord of Vaikuntha protect You from falling down
- Yesterday, at the Ohio State University we had a tremendous meeting, and nearly two thousand students were dancing, clapping and chanting along with us. So it is clear that the student community has a nice potential for accepting this philosophy