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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.13

জগতে করিলা তুমি কৃষ্ণনাম প্রকাশে ।

যেই তোমা দেখে, সেই কৃষ্ণপ্রেমে ভাসে ॥ ১৩ ॥

jagate karilā tumi kṛṣṇa-nāma prakāśe

yei tomā dekhe, sei kṛṣṇa-preme bhāse

Translation

“You have manifested the holy name of Kṛṣṇa throughout the entire world. Anyone who sees You is immediately absorbed in ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

The Holy Name Reaches the World

  1. 1

    The speaker praises Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for manifesting Kṛṣṇa's holy name throughout the entire world.

  2. 2

    Anyone who sees Him is immediately absorbed in ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    The verse connects the worldwide manifestation of the holy name with the awakening of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa.

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:

The following summary of chapter seven is given by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. In this chapter, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s meeting with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa is described.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 7
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jagatethroughout the entire world
  2. karilāhave done
  3. tumiYou
  4. kṛṣṇa-nāma prakāśemanifestation of the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  5. yeianyone who
  6. tomā dekhesees You
  7. seihe
  8. kṛṣṇa-premein ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa
  9. bhāsefloats
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love of krsna”, “ecstatic love”, “love for krsna”

  • 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: “holy name”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this description help you appreciate the holy name of Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Chant Kṛṣṇa's holy name today while remembering that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu manifested it throughout the world.

Live this todayThe Holy Name Reaches the WorldThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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