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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.12
তাহা প্রবর্তাইলা তুমি, — এই ত ‘প্রমাণ’ ।
কৃষ্ণশক্তি ধর তুমি, — ইথে নাহি আন ॥ ১২ ॥
tāhā pravartāilā tumi, — ei ta ‘pramāṇa’
kṛṣṇa-śakti dhara tumi, — ithe nāhi āna
“You have spread the saṅkīrtana movement of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Therefore it is evident that You have been empowered by Lord Kṛṣṇa. There is no question about it.
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The speaker praises the spreading of the saṅkīrtana movement of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
He sees this spreading as clear evidence of empowerment by Lord Kṛṣṇa. He expresses no doubt about that conclusion.
The purport notes that Śrī Madhvācārya draws attention to a quotation from the Nārāyaṇa-saṁhitā.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In this chapter, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s meeting with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa is described. There was some joking behavior between these two personalities, and finally Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu corrected Vallabha Bhaṭṭa and sympathetically accepted an invitation from him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 7
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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: “saṅkīrtana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does recognizing Kṛṣṇa's empowerment shape your appreciation of the saṅkīrtana movement?
Before chanting today, pause to appreciate the spreading of Kṛṣṇa consciousness described here.
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