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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 3.267 Antya 3.269

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.268

কৃষ্ণ-আদি, আর যত স্থাবর-জঙ্গমে ।

কৃষ্ণপ্রেমে মত্ত করে কৃষ্ণ-সঙ্কীর্তনে ॥ ২৬৮ ॥

kṛṣṇa-ādi, āra yata sthāvara-jaṅgame

kṛṣṇa-preme matta kare kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtane

Translation

The holy name of Kṛṣṇa is so attractive that anyone who chants it — including all living entities, moving and nonmoving, and even Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself — becomes imbued with love of Kṛṣṇa. This is the effect of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

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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.

The Holy Name Awakens Love of Kṛṣṇa

1
The holy name of Kṛṣṇa is so attractive that anyone who chants it becomes imbued with love of Kṛṣṇa.
2
The verse includes all living entities, moving and nonmoving, and even Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself.
3
This awakening of love of Kṛṣṇa is the effect of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

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-ādibeginning from Kṛṣṇa
āraand
yataail
sthāvara-jaṅgamemoving and nonmoving creatures
kṛṣṇa-premein love of Kṛṣṇa
mattamaddened
karemake
kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanechanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa

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: “chants”, “holy name”
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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this description of the holy name encourage you to chant?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, remembering that its effect is love of Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayThe Holy Name Awakens Love of KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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