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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.257
মুক্তি-হেতুক তারক হয় ‘রামনাম’ ।
‘কৃষ্ণনাম’ পারক হঞা করে প্রেমদান ॥ ২৫৭ ॥
mukti-hetuka tāraka haya ‘rāma-nāma’
‘kṛṣṇa-nāma’ pāraka hañā kare prema-dāna
“The holy name of Lord Rāma certainly gives liberation, but the holy name of Kṛṣṇa transports one to the other side of the ocean of nescience and at last gives one ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra includes both Lord Kṛṣṇa’s name and Lord Rāma’s name. Lord Rāma’s holy name certainly gives liberation.
Kṛṣṇa’s holy name carries one beyond the ocean of ignorance and ultimately gives ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.
The purport compares liberation alone to recovering from a fever without yet being fully healthy. Without shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, a liberated person may fall back into the material world.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love of krsna”, “ecstatic love”
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”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does seeking shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet go beyond simply wanting freedom from suffering?
Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra today while praying for shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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