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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.78
সেই ত’ সুমেধা, আর কুবুদ্ধি সংসার ।
সর্ব–যজ্ঞ হৈতে কৃষ্ণনামযজ্ঞ সার ॥ ৭৮ ॥
sei ta’ sumedhā, āra kubuddhi saṁsāra
sarva-yajña haite kṛṣṇa-nāma-yajña sāra
Such a person is truly intelligent, whereas others, who have but a poor fund of knowledge, must endure the cycle of repeated birth and death. Of all sacrificial performances, the chanting of the Lord’s holy name is the most sublime.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the father and inaugurator of the saṅkīrtana movement.
One who worships Him by sacrificing life, money, intelligence and words for this movement is recognized by the Lord and receives His blessings.
Of all sacrifices in which one may apply one’s energy, sacrifice for the saṅkīrtana movement is the most glorious.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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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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: “chanting”, “holy name”, “saṅkīrtana”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “blessings”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which of my resources can I offer to the saṅkīrtana movement?
Set aside a few minutes today to use your time and words for congregational chanting of the Lord’s holy name.
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