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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.137
অপরাধ ছাড়ি’ কর কৃষ্ণসঙ্কীর্তন ।
অচিরাৎ পাবে তবে কৃষ্ণের চরণ ।।” ১৩৭ ।। ॥ ১৩৭ ॥
aparādha chāḍi’ kara kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana
acirāt pābe tabe kṛṣṇera caraṇa”
“Abandoning your offenses, chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, the holy names of the Lord. Then very soon you will achieve shelter at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructs the listener to abandon offenses.
He asks him to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, the holy names of the Lord.
He assures him that by doing so, he will very soon achieve shelter at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.
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:
Later, when Vallabha Bhaṭṭa became intimately connected with the Lord, the Lord advised him to take instructions from Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Thus the Lord expressed His feelings of love for Gadādhara Paṇḍita.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 7
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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: “chant”, “names of”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I bring a sincere wish to abandon offenses into my chanting?
Set aside a brief time today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra while seeking Kṛṣṇa’s shelter.
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