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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 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
Ādi 17.209Ādi 17.211

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.210

‘নিমাঞি’ নাম ছাড়ি’ এবে বোলায় ‘গৌরহরি’ ।

হিন্দুর ধর্ম নষ্ট কৈল পাষণ্ড সঞ্চারি’ ॥ ২১০ ॥

‘nimāñi’ nāma chāḍi’ ebe bolāya ‘gaurahari’

hindura dharma naṣṭa kaila pāṣaṇḍa sañcāri’

Translation

“ ‘Now He has given up His own name Nimāi and introduced Himself by the name Gaurahari. He has spoiled the Hindu religious principles and introduced the irreligion of non-believers.

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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 Name Gaurahari and Religious Accusations

  1. 1

    The speakers say He has given up His own name, Nimāi.

  2. 2

    They report that He now introduces Himself as Gaurahari.

  3. 3

    They accuse Him of spoiling Hindu religious principles and introducing the irreligion of non-believers.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Ādi 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

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

As Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Kṛṣṇa Himself assumed the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī to taste Her ecstatic situation. No one else could do this.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nimāñiNimāi
  2. nāmathe name
  3. chāḍi’giving up
  4. ebenow
  5. bolāyacalls
  6. gaurahariGaurahari
  7. hinduraof the Hindus
  8. dharmathe religious principles
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which part of this statement reports a name change, and which part makes an accusation?

Practice

Identify the two names in the verse, then reread the religious accusation as the speakers’ claim.

Live this todayThe Name Gaurahari and Religious AccusationsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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