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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 9.40
জগৎ ব্যাপিয়া মোর হবে পুণ্য খ্যাতি ।
সুখী হইয়া লোক মোর গাহিবেক কীর্তি ॥ ৪০ ॥
jagat vyāpiyā mora habe puṇya khyāti
sukhī ha-iyā loka mora gāhibeka kīrti
“If the fruits are distributed all over the world, My reputation as a pious man will be known everywhere, and thus all people will glorify My name with great pleasure.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu predicted that distributing the fruits worldwide would lead people to glorify His name with great pleasure.
The purport describes this prediction being fulfilled through the worldwide distribution of the movement by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
People who led confused, chaotic lives are finding transcendental happiness and peace in saṅkīrtana. This is the blessing of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Overflowing generosity. The gardener distributes the fruits of love without restriction.
The mood of Ādi 9 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 tree surrounds the entire world, and the fruits of the tree are to be distributed to everyone. In this way the tree of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu intoxicates the entire world.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 9
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “distributed”, “distributing”
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: “saṅkīrtana”, “chanting”
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: “blessing”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What place can chanting have amid the confusion of my daily life?
Make time today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and reflect on Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s blessing.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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