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How to study this verse, in six steps

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 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

Antya 3.262 Antya 3.264

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.263

কৃষ্ণনাম লঞা নাচে, প্রেমবন্যায় ভাসে ।

নারদ-প্রহ্লাদাদি আসে মনুষ্য-প্রকাশে ॥ ২৬৩ ॥

kṛṣṇa-nāma lañā nāce, prema-vanyāya bhāse

nārada-prahlādādi āse manuṣya-prakāśe

Translation

All of them, including the great sage Nārada and devotees like Prahlāda, came here in the guise of human beings, chanting the holy names of Lord Kṛṣṇa together and dancing and floating in the inundation of love of Godhead.

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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.

Chanting Together in Love of Godhead

1
These personalities, including the great sage Nārada and devotees like Prahlāda, came in the guise of human beings.
2
They chanted the holy names of Lord Kṛṣṇa together and danced.
3
They floated in an inundation of love of Godhead.

How it feels

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

Antya 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

kṛṣṇa-nāmathe holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa
lañāchanting
nācedance
prema-vanyāyain the inundation of the flood of love of Godhead
bhāsefloat
nāradathe sage Nārada
prahlāda-ādiand devotees like Prahlāda
āsecome
manuṣya-prakāśein the guise of human beings

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”, “names of”, “chanted”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”
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 godhead”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this description shape your understanding of chanting together?

Practice

Invite someone to chant the holy names of Lord Kṛṣṇa with you for a few minutes today.

Live this todayChanting Together in Love of GodheadThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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