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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.49
নামের মহিমা আমি তাঁর ঠাঞি শিখিলুঁ ।
তাঁর প্রসাদে নামের মহিমা জানিলুঁ ॥ ৪৯ ॥
nāmera mahimā āmi tāṅra ṭhāñi śikhiluṅ
tāṅra prasāde nāmera mahimā jāniluṅ
“I have learned about the glories of the Lord’s holy name from Haridāsa Ṭhākura, and by his mercy I have understood these glories.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says He has learned the glories of the Lord’s holy name from Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
He credits Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s mercy for His understanding of these glories.
In the surrounding verses, the Lord points to learning from devotees rather than taking pride in one’s own knowledge.
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:
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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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: “holy name”, “haridāsa”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I become more receptive to a devotee’s teaching about the holy name?
Today, chant the Lord’s holy name while remembering the mercy of those who have taught you about its glories.
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