This Knowledge Illuminates the Entire Universe

The science of Krishna consciousness as presented in the Srimad Bhagavatam and the Bhagavad-gita is as brilliant as the sun. Just as the sun globe illuminates the entire universe, the science of Krishna consciousness illuminates the entire universe delivering all of the illusioned souls by the divine effulgence of transcendental knowledge with the exception of those who close their ears to it.

Srila Prabhupada's Words Illuminate the Universe

Srila Prabhupada's Words Illuminate the Universe

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Question: Why Chant with a Bead Bag?

Please accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet.

It is a great privilege for us that because of you we have got such a forum where all our doubts get cleared. I know that my doubt is an insignificant one, but still I am haunted by this question whenever I sit for chanting. My question is: Why do we use a chanting bag? Cannot we chant only on beads without the bag? Is there any compulsion that chanting beads should always be in a chanting bag. I understand that while travelling it becomes easy to be carry the beads when they are in a bag. But when at home is it required?

Forgive mistakes if any,

Your humble servant

Sini

Answer: Following in Srila Prabhupada's Footsteps

We always see that Krishna's topmost pure devotee, Srila Prabhupada, chanted with a bead bag. So why we should think of doing something different? Srila Prabhupada explained why we keep the beads in a bag in a radio interview he gave on 12 March 1968 in San Francisco:

"So the beads are supposed to be sacred and therefore we keep it in a bag so that it may not touch the dust or any other impurities."

He explained once in a Srimad Bhagavatam class:

"So, this is our process. We have got this bead bag, and within this bag there is bead, and we capture each bead and chant:

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare"

So, the conclusion is that we are meant to follow in the footsteps of our great Founder-Acharya and chant using a bead bag.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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