1. How to chant to awaken prema

    ye-rupe la-ile nama prema upajaya
    tahara laksana suna, svarupa-rama-raya

    Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, “O Svarupa Damodara Gosvami and Ramananda Raya, hear from Me the symptoms of how one should chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra to awaken very easily one’s dormant love for Krsna.

    trnad api su-nicena
    taror api sahisnuna
    amanina mana-dena
    kirtaniyah sada harih

    One who thinks himself lower than the grass, who is more tolerant than a tree, and who does not expect personal honor but is always prepared to give all respect to others can very easily always chant the holy name of the Lord.”

    Srila Prabhupada’s rendering of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila 20.21-22