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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.60
মনসো বৃত্তয়ো নঃ স্যুঃ কৃষ্ণপাদাম্বুজাশ্রয়াঃ ।
বাচোঽভিধায়িনীর্নাম্নাং কায়স্তৎপ্রহ্বণাদিষু ॥ ৬০ ॥
manaso vṛttayo naḥ syuḥ
kṛṣṇa-pādāmbujāśrayāḥ
vāco ’bhidhāyinīr nāmnāṁ
kāyas tat-prahvaṇādiṣu
“May our minds be attached to the lotus feet of your Lord Kṛṣṇa, may our tongues chant His holy names, and may our bodies lie prostrate before Him.
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The prayer asks that the mind be attached to Lord Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.
It asks that the tongue chant His holy names.
It asks that the body lie prostrate before Him.
Devotional appeal. The glory of Advaita frames service as the deepest form of greatness.
The mood of Ādi 6 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:
The efficient causal activities are caused by Mahā-Viṣṇu, and the material causal activities are caused by another form of Mahā-Viṣṇu, known as Advaita. That Advaita, the superintendent of the cosmic manifestation, has descended in the form of Advaita Ācārya to associate with Lord Caitanya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 6
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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: “chant”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I engage my mind, tongue and body in devotion to Kṛṣṇa today?
Chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy names for one minute while praying for attachment to His lotus feet.
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