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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.57
সংখ্যা লাগি’ দুই-হাতে অঙ্গুলীতে লেখা ।
সহস্রাদি পূর্ণ হৈলে, অঙ্গে কাটে রেখা ।।” ৫৭ ।। ॥ ৫৭ ॥
saṅkhyā lāgi’ dui-hāte aṅgulīte lekhā
sahasrādi pūrṇa haile, aṅge kāṭe rekhā”
“He counted the chants on the fingers of both hands, and after he had finished chanting one thousand times, he would make a mark on his body.”
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The devotee counted his chants on the fingers of both hands.
After chanting one thousand times, he made a mark on his body to record the count.
His careful counting shows steady attention to chanting. In the next verse, the Lord is very pleased to hear this news.
Fear turned to relief. A threatened execution ends in rescue and restored possibility.
The mood of Antya 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
The ninth chapter is summarized as follows. Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka, the son of Bhavānanda Rāya, was engaged in the service of the government, but he misappropriated some funds from the treasury. Therefore the baḍa-jānā, the eldest son of King Pratāparudra, ordered that he be punished by death. Thus Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka was raised on the cāṅga to be killed, but by the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu he was delivered. Moreover, he was even promoted to a higher post.Back to this verse in Antya 9
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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: “chants”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What helps you give steady attention to your chanting?
Set aside a short time today to chant, keeping a simple count without rushing.
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