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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.32
ঊর্ধ্ববাহু করি’ কহোঁ, শুন, সর্বলোক ।
নাম–সুত্রে গাঁথি’ পর কণ্ঠে এই শ্লোক ॥ ৩২ ॥
ūrdhva-bāhu kari’ kahoṅ, śuna, sarva-loka
nāma-sūtre gāṅthi’ para kaṇṭhe ei śloka
Raising my hands, I declare, “Everyone please hear me! String this verse on the thread of the holy name and wear it on your neck for continuous remembrance.”
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The author asks everyone to keep this verse always in remembrance, as if worn around the neck on the thread of the holy name.
In the beginning, chanting may involve nāmābhāsa and nāma-aparādha; perfect love of Kṛṣṇa cannot be achieved in this stage. One must chant according to the principles expressed in tṛṇād api su-nīcena taror iva sahiṣṇunā.
Both lips and the tongue must be engaged, and the words “Hare Kṛṣṇa” should be distinctly pronounced and heard. Chanting is simple, but it must be practiced seriously rather than reduced to a mechanical hissing sound.
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:
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: “holy name”, “chanting”
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 krsna”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I distinctly pronouncing and hearing “Hare Kṛṣṇa” when I chant?
Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra slowly today, engaging both lips and your tongue and listening clearly to each word.
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