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1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Antya-līlā · Chapter 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord

Antya 8.28 Antya 8.30

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.29

নিরন্তর কৃষ্ণনাম করায় স্মরণ ।

কৃষ্ণনাম, কৃষ্ণলীলা শুনায় অনুক্ষণ ॥ ২৯ ॥

nirantara kṛṣṇa-nāma karāya smaraṇa

kṛṣṇa-nāma, kṛṣṇa-līlā śunāya anukṣaṇa

Translation

Īśvara Purī was always chanting the holy name and pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Mādhavendra Purī to hear. In this way he helped Mādhavendra Purī remember the holy name and pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa at the time of death.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Help Others Remember Kṛṣṇa Through Chanting

1
Īśvara Purī was always chanting the holy name and pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Mādhavendra Purī to hear.
2
His chanting helped Mādhavendra Purī remember Kṛṣṇa’s holy name and pastimes at the time of death.
3
Alongside his personal care, Īśvara Purī offered the service of helping Mādhavendra Purī hear and remember Kṛṣṇa.

How it feels

Discomfort and vigilance. Fault-finding disrupts devotional life, exposing the emotional cost of criticism.

The mood of Antya 8 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Antya 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord

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

Although Rāmacandra Purī was one of the disciples of Mādhavendra Purī, he was influenced by dry Māyāvādīs, and therefore he criticized Mādhavendra Purī. Therefore Mādhavendra Purī accused him of being an offender and rejected him.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

nirantaraalways
kṛṣṇa-nāmathe name of Lord Kṛṣṇa
karāya smaraṇawas reminding
kṛṣṇa-nāmathe holy name of Kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa-līlāpastimes of Kṛṣṇa
śunāya anukṣaṇawas always causing to hear

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: “chanting”, “holy name”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”, “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can my words help someone hear and remember Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Spend a few minutes chanting Kṛṣṇa’s holy name aloud today, with someone who wishes to hear if possible.

Live this todayHelp Others Remember Kṛṣṇa Through ChantingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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