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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.200
সেই হৈতে জিহ্বা মোর বলে ‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ ।
ইচ্ছা নাহি, তবু বলে,—কি উপায় করি ॥ ২০০ ॥
sei haite jihvā mora bale ‘hari’ ‘hari’
icchā nāhi, tabu bale, — ki upāya kari
“ ‘Since that time, my tongue also always vibrates the sound “Hari, Hari.” I have no desire to say it, but still my tongue says it. I do not know what to do.’
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Even joking about the holy name is beneficial. Chanting in joking, ordinary discussion, reference to something else, or negligence is called nāmābhāsa.
Nāmābhāsa is chanting almost on the transcendental stage and is better than nāmāparādha. It awakens the supreme remembrance of Lord Viṣṇu.
Remembering Lord Viṣṇu frees one from material enjoyment. One gradually advances toward the Lord’s transcendental service and becomes eligible to chant on the transcendental platform.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.
The mood of Ādi 17 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Similarly, mother Yaśodā is the Queen of Vrajabhūmi, and in the pastimes of Lord Caitanya she is Śacīmātā. Therefore the son of Śacī is the son of Yaśodā.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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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: “hari”, “chanting”, “holy name”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “discussion”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does knowing the holy name’s potency change my approach to chanting?
Set aside one minute today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra with care rather than joking.
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