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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 8.31
চৈতন্য–নিত্যানন্দে নাহি এসব বিচার ।
নাম লৈতে প্রেম দেন, বহে অশ্রুধার ॥ ৩১ ॥
caitanya-nityānande nāhi e-saba vicāra
nāma laite prema dena, vahe aśrudhāra
But if one only chants, with some slight faith, the holy names of Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda, very quickly he is cleansed of all offenses. Thus as soon as he chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, he feels the ecstasy of love for God.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Chanting the names of Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda with even slight faith quickly cleanses one of offenses. One can then experience love for God while chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
Taking Their shelter includes following Their instructions to become more tolerant than a tree and humbler than grass. Chanting in this way soon brings transcendental loving service.
The considerations of offenses in chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa do not apply to chanting the names of Gaura-Nityānanda. Therefore one should first approach Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda, or worship Guru-Gaurāṅga, before coming to the stage of worshiping Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Vulnerability and obedience. Kavirāja writes by mercy and command rather than personal self-assertion.
The mood of Ādi 8 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:
In this chapter the glories of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda are described, and it is also stated that one who commits offenses in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra does not achieve love of Godhead, even after chanting for many years. In this connection, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura warns against artificial displays of the bodily symptoms called aṣṭa-sāttvika-vikāra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 8
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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: “chants”, “names of”, “chanting”
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: “cleansed”, “service”, “cleanses”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humbler”, “tolerant”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I practice humility and tolerance as I take shelter of Caitanya and Nityānanda?
Chant the holy names of Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda before chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra today.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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