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

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Antya-līlā · Chapter 13: Pastimes with Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī

Antya 13.120 Antya 13.122

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.121

ভাগবত পড়, সদা লহ কৃষ্ণনাম ।

অচিরে করিবেন কৃপা কৃষ্ণ ভগবান্ ।।” ১২১ ।। ॥ ১২১ ॥

bhāgavata paḍa, sadā laha kṛṣṇa-nāma

acire karibena kṛpā kṛṣṇa bhagavān”

Translation

“In Vṛndāvana you should chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra twenty-four hours a day and read Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam continuously. Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, will very soon bestow His mercy upon you.”

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Chant and Read, Trusting Kṛṣṇa’s Mercy

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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra twenty-four hours a day in Vṛndāvana.
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He also instructed him to read Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam continuously.
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He assured him that Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, would very soon bestow His mercy upon him.

How it feels

Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.

The mood of Antya 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Antya 13: Pastimes with Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Viśvāsa Paṇḍita was very proud of his education, and being an impersonalist, he was not well received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. A summary of the life of Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī ends this chapter.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

bhāgavata paḍaread Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
sadāalways
laha kṛṣṇa-nāmachant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra
acirevery soon
karibenawill bestow
kṛpāmercy
kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

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: “mercy”
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”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you make more room for chanting and reading Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa and read a passage from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

Live this todayChant and Read, Trusting Kṛṣṇa’s MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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