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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.26
তৃণ হৈতে নীচ হঞা সদা লবে নাম ।
আপনি নিরভিমানী, অন্যে দিবে মান ॥ ২৬ ॥
tṛṇa haite nīca hañā sadā labe nāma
āpani nirabhimānī, anye dibe māna
“To chant the holy name always, one should be humbler than the grass in the street and devoid of all desire for personal honor, but one should offer others all respectful obeisances.
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To chant the holy name always, one should be humbler than the grass in the street.
One should be devoid of all desire for personal honor.
Rather than seeking honor, one should offer others all respectful obeisances.
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:
Vivid descriptions of some portions of His pastimes are seen in this chapter, however, because Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has not elaborately described them. In this chapter we shall find descriptions of the mango distribution festival and Lord Caitanya’s discourses with Chand Kazi.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: “chant”, “holy name”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humbler”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Where can I offer respect without expecting honor in return?
Offer someone a respectful greeting today without seeking recognition in return.
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