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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.61
নামাভাস হৈতে হয় সর্বপাপক্ষয় ॥ ৬১ ॥
nāmābhāsa haite haya sarva-pāpa-kṣaya
Nāmācārya Haridāsa Ṭhākura continued, “If one offenselessly utters the holy name even imperfectly, one can be freed from all the results of sinful life.
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Nāmācārya Haridāsa Ṭhākura continues to explain the potency of the holy name.
Even an imperfect utterance can free one from all the results of sinful life.
The essential qualification stated here is that the utterance be without offenses.
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:
He also especially requested Dāmodara Paṇḍita to remind His mother that He was sometimes going to her home to accept the food she offered. Thus, following the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Dāmodara Paṇḍita went to Navadvīpa, taking with him all kinds of prasādam from Lord Jagannātha.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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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”, “haridāsa”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this teaching encourage you to chant sincerely even when your pronunciation is imperfect?
Chant the holy name briefly today, making a sincere effort to avoid offenses rather than becoming discouraged by imperfect pronunciation.
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