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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 7: Lord Caitanya in Five Features
Ādi 7.168Ādi 7.170

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 7.169

শ্রীচৈতন্য, নিত্যানন্দ, অদ্বৈত,—তিন জন ।

শ্রীবাস–গদাধর–আদি যত ভক্তগণ ॥ ১৬৯ ॥

śrī-caitanya, nityānanda, advaita, — tina jana

śrīvāsa-gadādhara-ādi yata bhakta-gaṇa

Translation

While chanting the Pañca-tattva mahā-mantra, one must chant the names of Śrī Caitanya, Nityānanda, Advaita, Gadādhara and Śrīvāsa with their many devotees. This is the process.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Include the Pañca-tattva and Their Devotees

  1. 1

    Chanting the Pañca-tattva mahā-mantra includes the names of Śrī Caitanya and Nityānanda.

  2. 2

    The names of Advaita, Gadādhara and Śrīvāsa must also be chanted.

  3. 3

    Their many devotees are included as well. The translation identifies this as the process.

How it feels

Collective delight. The Pañca-tattva gives divine love a relational and communal form.

The mood of Ādi 7 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 7: Lord Caitanya in Five Features

Back to this verse in Ādi 7
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śrī-caitanya, nityānanda, advaitaŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu
  2. tinathese three
  3. janapersonalities
  4. śrīvāsa-gadādharaŚrīvāsa and Gadādhara
  5. ādietc.
  6. yataall
  7. bhakta-gaṇathe devotees
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Key ideas in this verse

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”, “names of”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When chanting, do you remember that their many devotees are included too?

Practice

Read the translation slowly today, noting each name and the inclusion of their many devotees.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todayInclude the Pañca-tattva and Their DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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