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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.222
কাজী কহে,—মোর বংশে যত উপজিবে ।
তাহাকে ‘তালাক’ দিব, কীর্তন না বাধিবে ॥ ১১২ ॥
kājī kahe, — mora vaṁśe yata upajibe
tāhāke ‘tālāka’ diba, — kīrtana nā bādhibe
The Kazi said, “To as many descendants as take birth in my dynasty in the future, I give this grave admonition: No one should check the saṅkīrtana movement.”
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The Kazi gave a grave admonition to all his future descendants: no one should check the saṅkīrtana movement.
His descendants continued to honor this assurance and did not oppose the saṅkīrtana movement under any circumstances.
Even during great Hindu-Muslim riots in neighboring places, they honestly preserved their forefather’s promise.
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:
The same Absolute Truth who enjoys as Kṛṣṇa, Śyāmasundara, who plays His flute and dances with the gopīs, sometimes takes birth in a brāhmaṇa family and plays the part of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, accepting the renounced order of life. It appears contradictory that the same Kṛṣṇa accepted the ecstasy of the gopīs, and of course this is very difficult for an ordinary person to understand.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: “saṅkīrtana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I remain faithful to a commitment to support saṅkīrtana, even under pressure?
Make one concrete commitment today not to obstruct others’ saṅkīrtana.
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