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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.86
আজ্ঞা দিলা, — ‘হরি বলি’ করহ ভোজন’ ।
‘হরি’ ‘হরি’-ধ্বনি উঠি’ ভরিল ভুবন ॥ ৮৬ ॥
ājñā dilā, — ‘hari bali’ karaha bhojana’
‘hari’ ‘hari’-dhvani uṭhi’ bharila bhuvana
Lord Nityānanda Prabhu ordered, “All of you eat, chanting the holy name of Hari.” Immediately the holy names “Hari, Hari” resounded, filling the entire universe.
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Lord Nityānanda Prabhu ordered everyone to eat while chanting the holy name of Hari.
The response was immediate: the holy names “Hari, Hari” resounded.
The sound of the holy names filled the entire universe.
Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Then Raghunātha dāsa went to Pānihāṭi, and following the order of Nityānanda Prabhu, he observed a festival ( ciḍā-dadhi-mahotsava ) by distributing chipped rice mixed with yogurt. The day after the festival, Nityānanda Prabhu gave Raghunātha dāsa the blessing that he would very soon attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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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: “chanting”, “holy name”, “hari”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you respond today to Lord Nityānanda Prabhu’s invitation to chant?
Chant “Hari, Hari” aloud today as you prepare to eat.
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