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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 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 3.63Antya 3.65

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.64

ম্রিয়মাণো হরের্নাম গৃণন্ পুত্রোপচারিতম্ ।

অজামিলোঽপ্যগাদ্ধাম কিমুত শ্রদ্ধয়া গৃণন্ ॥ ৬৪ ॥

mriyamāṇo harer nāma

gṛṇan putropacāritam

ajāmilo ’py agād dhāma

kim uta śraddhayā gṛṇan

Translation

“ ‘While dying, Ajāmila chanted the holy name of the Lord, intending to call his son Nārāyaṇa. Nevertheless, he attained the spiritual world. What then to speak of those who chant the holy name with faith and reverence?’

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Chant the holy name with faith

  1. 1

    While dying, Ajāmila chanted the Lord’s holy name while intending to call his son Nārāyaṇa.

  2. 2

    Nevertheless, Ajāmila attained the spiritual world.

  3. 3

    The verse invites us to consider the benefit for those who chant the holy name with faith and reverence.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Antya 3.64 quotesSB 6.2.49

This is a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (6.2.49).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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

Further reading

Antya 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Haridāsa Ṭhākura replied that their deliverance would be possible if they very loudly chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, for hearing the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra chanted loudly, even with but little realization, would help them. After describing this incident, the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta also describes how Haridāsa Ṭhākura was tested at Benāpola, a village near Śāntipura.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. mriyamāṇaḥdying
  2. hareḥ nāmathe holy name of the Supreme Lord
  3. gṛṇanchanting
  4. putra-upacāritamthough spoken for his son
  5. ajāmilaḥAjāmila
  6. apialso
  7. agātattained
  8. dhāmathe spiritual world
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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: “chanted”, “holy name”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you bring greater faith and reverence to your chanting?

Practice

Pause before chanting today and consciously offer the holy name your full attention and reverence.

Live this todayChant the holy name with faithThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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