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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.87
‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ বলি’ বৈষ্ণব করয়ে ভোজন ।
পুলিন-ভোজন সবার হইল স্মরণ ॥ ৮৭ ॥
‘hari’ ‘hari’ bali’ vaiṣṇava karaye bhojana
pulina-bhojana sabāra ha-ila smaraṇa
When all the Vaiṣṇavas were chanting the holy names “Hari, Hari” and eating, they remembered how Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma ate with Their companions the cowherd boys on the bank of the Yamunā.
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All the Vaiṣṇavas were chanting the holy names “Hari, Hari” and eating.
They remembered Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma eating with Their companions, the cowherd boys.
They recalled that meal on the bank of the Yamunā.
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”, “hari”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “yamunā”, “cowherd”
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How might chanting help you remember Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma during an ordinary meal?
At a meal today, chant “Hari, Hari” and briefly remember Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma eating with the cowherd boys.
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