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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 17.220Ādi 17.222

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.221

প্রভু কহে,—এক দান মাগিয়ে তোমায় ।

সংকীর্তন বাদ যৈছে নহে নদীয়ায় ॥ ২২১ ॥

prabhu kahe, — eka dāna māgiye tomāya

saṅkīrtana vāda yaiche nahe nadīyāya

Translation

The Lord said, “I wish to beg you for one favor in charity. You must pledge that this saṅkīrtana movement will not be checked, at least in the district of Nadia.”

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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.

Let the Saṅkīrtana Movement Continue

  1. 1

    The Lord asks for one favor in charity.

  2. 2

    He requests a pledge that the saṅkīrtana movement will not be checked.

  3. 3

    He asks for this protection at least within the district of Nadia.

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:

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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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhu kahethe Lord said
  2. ekaone
  3. dānacharity
  4. māgiyeI beg
  5. tomāyafrom you
  6. saṅkīrtanachanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra
  7. vādaopposition
  8. yaicheas it may be
  9. nahenot be
  10. nadīyāyain the district of Nadia
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “favor”

  • 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: “saṅkīrtana”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you help rather than hinder the continuation of saṅkīrtana?

Practice

Make room today for chanting the holy name, and avoid interrupting others who are chanting.

Live this todayLet the Saṅkīrtana Movement ContinueThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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