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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa
Antya 7.106Antya 7.108

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.107

পতির আজ্ঞা, — নিরন্তর তাঁর নাম লইতে ।

পতির আজ্ঞা পতিব্রতা না পারে লঙ্ঘিতে ॥ ১০৭ ॥

patira ājñā, — nirantara tāṅra nāma la-ite

patira ājñā pati-vratā nā pāre laṅghite

Translation

“The order of Kṛṣṇa is to chant His name incessantly. Therefore one who is chaste and adherent to the husband Kṛṣṇa must chant the Lord’s name, for she cannot deny the husband’s order.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Follow Kṛṣṇa’s Order to Chant Incessantly

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa’s order is to chant His name incessantly.

  2. 2

    One who is chaste and adherent to the husband Kṛṣṇa must chant the Lord’s name.

  3. 3

    Such a devotee cannot deny Kṛṣṇa’s order. Chanting therefore expresses faithfulness to Him.

How it feels

Pride softened by grace. Humor and correction lead toward humility and a relationship of devotion.

The mood of Antya 7 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 7: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Vallabha Bhaṭṭa

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

Therefore He acted as if displeased with Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Later, when Vallabha Bhaṭṭa became intimately connected with the Lord, the Lord advised him to take instructions from Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. patira ājñāthe husband’s order
  2. nirantaraalways
  3. tāṅraHis
  4. nāmaname
  5. la-iteto chant
  6. patira ājñāthe order of the husband
  7. pati-vratāa chaste, devoted wife
  8. nā pāre laṅghitecannot deny
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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: “chant”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make chanting Kṛṣṇa’s name a more regular part of my day?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today to chant Kṛṣṇa’s name, remembering His instruction to chant incessantly.

Live this todayFollow Kṛṣṇa’s Order to Chant IncessantlyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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