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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 13: The Advent of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Ādi 13.20Ādi 13.22

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.21

‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ বলে লোক হরষিত হঞা ।

জন্মিলা চৈতন্যপ্রভু ‘নাম’ জন্মাইয়া ॥ ২১ ॥

‘hari’ ‘hari’ bale loka haraṣita hañā

janmilā caitanya-prabhu ‘nāma’ janmāiyā

Translation

In jubilation everyone was chanting the holy name of the Lord — “Hari! Hari!” — and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then appeared, after first causing the appearance of the holy name.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Holy Name Appeared First

  1. 1

    Everyone was chanting the holy name of the Lord in jubilation.

  2. 2

    Their chant was “Hari! Hari!”

  3. 3

    Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared after first causing the appearance of the holy name.

How it feels

Jubilation and hope. The Lord appears in Navadvīpa; the theological promise becomes a lived story.

The mood of Ādi 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 13: The Advent of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The thirteenth chapter describes Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s appearance. The entire Ādi-līlā describes Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s household life, and similarly the Antya-līlā describes His life in the sannyāsa order.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 13
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. hari harithe holy names of the Lord
  2. balespeak
  3. lokathe people
  4. haraṣitajubilant
  5. hañābecoming
  6. janmilātook birth
  7. caitanya-prabhuLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. nāmathe holy name
  9. janmāiyāafter causing to appear
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanting”, “holy name”, “hari”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the holy name appearing before the Lord?

Practice

Take a moment today to chant “Hari! Hari!” with joy.

Live this todayThe Holy Name Appeared FirstThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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