1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min
Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.240
“সংখ্যা-নাম-সঙ্কীর্তন — এই ‘মহাযজ্ঞ’ মন্যে ।
তাহাতে দীক্ষিত আমি হই প্রতিদিনে ॥ ২৪০ ॥
“saṅkhyā-nāma-saṅkīrtana — ei ‘mahā-yajña’ manye
tāhāte dīkṣita āmi ha-i prati-dine
“I have been initiated into a vow to perform a great sacrifice by chanting the holy name a certain number of times every day.
Read this verse on Vedabase.ioThis verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.
Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Haridāsa Ṭhākura explains that he has been initiated into a vow.
His vow is to chant the holy name a certain number of times every day.
He describes this chanting as the performance of a great sacrifice.
Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.
The mood of Antya 3 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:
Haridāsa Ṭhākura later left Cāndapura and went to the house of Advaita Ācārya, where he was tested by Māyādevī, the personification of the external energy. She also received his favor by being blessed with the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
Learn the words of the 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”, “holy name”, “chant”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What place does regular chanting of the holy name have in my day?
Set aside time today to complete your regular chanting, or begin with a small, definite number of repetitions.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Antya 3.240? Get an answer from the verses themselves.