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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 7.73
কৃষ্ণমন্ত্র হৈতে হবে সংসার–মোচন ।
কৃষ্ণনাম হৈতে পাবে কৃষ্ণের চরণ ॥ ৭৩ ॥
kṛṣṇa-mantra haite habe saṁsāra-mocana
kṛṣṇa-nāma haite pābe kṛṣṇera caraṇa
“ ‘Simply by chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa one can obtain freedom from material existence. Indeed, simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra one will be able to see the lotus feet of the Lord.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Actual transcendental knowledge frees one from the clutches of māyā and brings full engagement in the Lord's service. Without serving Mukunda, one cannot become free from fruitive activities.
Offenseless chanting brings realization beyond the material conception of life. In service, a devotee relishes transcendental bliss in one of five relationships: śānta, dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya or mādhurya.
The holy name is identical with the Supreme Person. One who realizes this becomes fully eligible to chant, and such an ecstatic chanter and dancer has a direct relationship with the Lord.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
Learn the words of the 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”, “holy name”
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”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”, “serving”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might remembering that the holy name is identical with the Lord change my chanting?
Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra for a few minutes while remembering that the holy name is identical with the Supreme Person.
His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.
1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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