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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.265
অন্যের কা কথা, আপনে ব্রজেন্দ্রনন্দন ।
অবতরি’ করেন প্রেম-রস আস্বাদন ॥ ২৬৫ ॥
anyera kā kathā, āpane vrajendra-nandana
avatari’ karena prema-rasa āsvādana
What to speak of others, even Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda Mahārāja, personally descends to taste the nectar of love of Godhead in the form of the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Even Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda Mahārāja, personally descends to taste love of Godhead.
He tastes this nectar in the form of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa.
In the context of Lord Caitanya’s appearance, this identifies Him as Kṛṣṇa Himself, drawn to tasting love of Godhead.
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
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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 godhead”
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”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “nanda”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa Himself tastes this nectar affect your view of chanting?
Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa for a few minutes, remembering that Kṛṣṇa Himself descends to taste its nectar.
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