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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers
Antya 20.106Antya 20.108

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 20.107

প্রভু ‘নাম’ দিয়া কৈলা ব্রহ্মাণ্ড-মোচন ।

হরিদাস করিলা নামের মহিমা-স্থাপন ॥ ১০৭ ॥

prabhu ‘nāma’ diyā kailā brahmāṇḍa-mocana

haridāsa karilā nāmera mahimā-sthāpana

Translation

The third chapter also tells how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu delivered everyone by bestowing upon the universe the holy name of the Lord, and it describes how Haridāsa Ṭhākura established the glories of the holy name by his practical example.

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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.

The Holy Name Delivers Everyone

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bestowed the holy name of the Lord upon the universe.

  2. 2

    By giving the holy name, He delivered everyone.

  3. 3

    Haridāsa Ṭhākura established the glories of the holy name through his practical example.

How it feels

Unconditional devotion. Eight prayers move from cleansing the heart to love that endures even without reciprocation.

The mood of Antya 20 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers

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

For the twelve years Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lived at Jagannātha Purī, He relished the taste of reciting such transcendental verses. Altogether the Lord was present in this mortal world for forty-eight years.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. nāma diyādelivering the holy name
  3. kailādid
  4. brahmāṇḍa-mocanathe liberation of the universe
  5. haridāsaHaridāsa
  6. karilādid
  7. nāmeraof the holy name
  8. mahimā-sthāpanathe establishment of the glories
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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: “holy name”, “haridāsa”

  • 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: “delivered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can my practice, rather than only my words, express appreciation for the holy name?

Practice

Set aside a short, definite time today to chant the holy name attentively.

Live this todayThe Holy Name Delivers EveryoneThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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