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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 17.315 Ādi 17.317

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.316

তহিঁ মধ্যে প্রেমদান—‘বিশেষ’ কারণ ।

যুগধর্ম—কৃষ্ণনাম–প্রেম–প্রচারণ ॥ ৩১৬ ॥

tahiṅ madhye prema-dāna — ‘viśeṣa’ kāraṇa

yuga-dharma — kṛṣṇa-nāma-prema-pracāraṇa

Translation

The third chapter specifically describes the distribution of love of Godhead. It also describes the religion of the age, which is simply to distribute the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa and propagate the process of loving Him.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Distribute the Holy Name and Divine Love

1
The third chapter specifically describes the distribution of love of Godhead.
2
The religion of the age is simply to distribute the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
3
It also means propagating the process of loving Him.

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

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

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

But if we accept the inconceivable energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, we can understand that everything is possible. There is no need of mundane arguments in this connection, because mundane arguments are meaningless in regard to inconceivable potency.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

tahiṅ madhyein that chapter
prema-dānadistribution of love of Godhead
viśeṣaspecific
kāraṇareason
yuga-dharmathe religion of the millennium
kṛṣṇa-nāmathe holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa
premalove of Godhead
pracāraṇapropagating

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “distribution”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love of godhead”
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: “holy name”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I share the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa with care today?

Practice

Share the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa with someone who is willing to hear it.

Live this todayDistribute the Holy Name and Divine LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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