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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.54
‘কৃষ্ণ’ এই দুই বর্ণ সদা যাঁর মুখে ।
অথবা, কৃষ্ণকে তিহোঁ বর্ণে নিজ সুখে ॥ ৫৪ ॥
‘kṛṣṇa’ ei dui varṇa sadā yāṅra mukhe
athavā, kṛṣṇake tiṅho varṇe nija sukhe
The two syllables “kṛṣ-ṇa” are always in His mouth; or, He constantly describes Kṛṣṇa with great pleasure.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The two syllables “kṛṣ-ṇa” are always in His mouth.
The translation also describes Him as constantly speaking about Kṛṣṇa.
He describes Kṛṣṇa with great pleasure.
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:
He can be appreciated only by pure devotees and only through the process of devotional service. The Lord tried to conceal His identity as the Supreme Personality of Godhead by representing Himself as a devotee, but His pure devotees could recognize Him by His special features.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might I make more room for Kṛṣṇa’s name in my speech?
Pause today to speak the name “Kṛṣṇa” slowly and attentively.
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