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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.47
এই সব গুণ লঞা মুনি বৈশস্পায়ন ।
সহস্রনামে কৈল তাঁর নাম–গণন ॥ ৪৭ ॥
ei saba guṇa lañā muni vaiśampāyana
sahasra-nāme kaila tāṅra nāma-gaṇana
Recording all these qualities of Lord Caitanya, the sage Vaiśampāyana included His name in the Viṣṇu-sahasra-nāma.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The sage Vaiśampāyana recorded Lord Caitanya's qualities.
He included Lord Caitanya's name in the Viṣṇu-sahasra-nāma.
The translation connects this inclusion with the recording of all these qualities.
Compassion and urgency. The holy name is offered for the age; divine love moves outward toward others.
The mood of Ādi 3 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:
According to the Vedic literature, the foremost occupational duty for humanity in this Age of Kali is nāma-saṅkīrtana, or congregational chanting of the holy name of the Lord. The incarnation for this age especially preaches this process, but only Kṛṣṇa Himself can explain the confidential loving service performed in the four principal varieties of loving affairs between the Supreme Lord and His devotees.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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What stands out to you about Lord Caitanya's name being included in the Viṣṇu-sahasra-nāma?
Write one sentence identifying who recorded Lord Caitanya's qualities and where he included His name.
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