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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.31
রাত্রি-দিনে রঘুনাথের ‘নাম’ আর ‘ধ্যান’ ।
রামায়ণ নিরবধি শুনে, করে গান ॥ ৩১ ॥
rātri-dine raghunāthera ‘nāma’ āra ‘dhyāna’
rāmāyaṇa niravadhi śune, kare gāna
“He always chanted the holy name of Raghunātha and meditated upon Him. He continuously heard about the activities of the Lord from the Rāmāyaṇa and chanted about them.
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Anupama always chanted the holy name of Raghunātha.
He meditated upon the Lord, keeping Him in his thoughts.
He continuously heard about the Lord’s activities from the Rāmāyaṇa and chanted about them.
Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
I want you to preach the cult of devotional service and go to Vṛndāvana to excavate the lost holy places.” After having thus spoken, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left, and Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Sanātana Gosvāmī had many talks about this subject.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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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: “chanted”, “holy name”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I make more room for chanting and hearing about the Lord?
Spend a few quiet minutes chanting the holy name of Raghunātha and remembering Him.
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