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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.77
সংকীর্তন–প্রবর্তক শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্য ।
সংকীর্তন–যজ্ঞে তাঁরে ভজে, সেই ধন্য ॥ ৭৭ ॥
saṅkīrtana-pravartaka śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya
saṅkīrtana-yajñe tāṅre bhaje, sei dhanya
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya is the initiator of saṅkīrtana [congregational chanting of the holy name of the Lord]. One who worships Him through saṅkīrtana is fortunate indeed.
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Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya is the initiator of saṅkīrtana.
Saṅkīrtana means congregational chanting of the holy name of the Lord.
One who worships Him through saṅkīrtana is fortunate indeed.
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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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: “saṅkīrtana”, “chanting”, “holy name”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I see congregational chanting as an opportunity to worship Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya?
Invite someone to join you in a few minutes of chanting the Lord’s holy name as worship of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya.
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