Text 191] _ Lord Caitanya at the House of Advaita Acarya 337
ghare yafia kara sada krsna-sankirtana
krsna-nama, krsna-katha, krsna aradhana
SYNONYMS
ghare yafid—returning home; kara—kindly do; sada—always; krsna-
sankirtana—chanting of the holy name of the Lord; krsna-nama—the holy
name of the Lord; krsna-katha—discussion of Krsna’s pastimes; krsna—of
Lord Krsna; aradhana—worshiping.
TRANSLATION
Lord Caitanya Mahdprabhu requested them all to return home and
begin chanting the holy name congregationally. He also requested them
to worship Krsna, chant His holy name and discuss His holy pastimes.
PURPORT
The cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Hare Krsna movement, is very
nicely explained by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu authoritatively. It is not that
everyone has to take sannydsa like Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Everyone can
execute the cult of Krsna consciousness at home, as ordered by the Lord.
Everyone can congregationally chant the holy name of Krsna, the Hare Krsna
maha-mantra. One can also discuss the subject matter of Bhagavad-gita and
Srimad-Bhagavatam and install Deities of Radha-Krsna or Gaura-Nitai or both
and worship them very carefully in one’s own home. It is not that we have to
open different centers all over the world. Whoever cares for the Krsna con-
sciousness movement can install Deities at home and, under superior guid-
ance, worship the Deity regularly, chanting the maha-mantra and discussing
Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. We are actually teaching in our
classes how to go about this. One who feels that he is not yet ready to live in
a temple or undergo strict regulative principles in the temple—especially
householders who live with wife and children—can start a center at home by
installing the Deity, worshiping the Lord morning and evening, chanting Hare
Krsna and discussing Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. Anyone can do
this at home without difficulty, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested all
the devotees present there to do so.
TEXT 191
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