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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 14.59

সব রাত্রি মহাপ্রভু করে জাগরণ ।

উচ্চ করি’ কহে কৃষ্ণনামসঙ্কীর্তন ॥ ৫৯ ॥

saba rātri mahāprabhu kare jāgaraṇa

ucca kari’ kahe kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained awake throughout the entire night, chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra very loudly.

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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.

A Night Filled With the Holy Name

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained awake throughout the entire night.

  2. 2

    He spent the night chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.

  3. 3

    His chanting was very loud; the next verse describes Svarūpa Dāmodara noticing when it could no longer be heard.

How it feels

Intense yearning. Darśana, dreams, and visions of Vraja bring overwhelming separation.

The mood of Antya 14 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 14: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Feelings of Separation from Kṛṣṇa

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

The devotees gradually brought Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu back to His senses by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, and then they took Him back to His residence. Once Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu mistook a sand dune known as Caṭaka-parvata for Govardhana Hill.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 14
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. saba rātriall night
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. karedoes
  4. jāgaraṇaremaining without sleep
  5. ucca kari’very loudly
  6. kahe kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtanachants the holy name of Kṛṣṇa
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What place does chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra have in your day?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra audibly and attentively.

Live this todayA Night Filled With the Holy NameThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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