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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.194
সবে এক দোষ তার, হয় পাপাচার ।
পাপরাশি দহে নামাভাসেই তোমার ॥ ১৯৪ ॥
sabe eka doṣa tāra, haya pāpācāra
pāpa-rāśi dahe nāmābhāsei tomāra
“Jagāi and Mādhāi had but one fault — they were addicted to sinful activity. However, volumes of sinful activity can be burned to ashes simply by a dim reflection of the chanting of Your holy name.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rūpa and Sanātana considered themselves lower than Jagāi and Mādhāi. Jagāi and Mādhāi had not been forced to perform abominable activities under a master’s orders.
Bad association had led Jagāi and Mādhāi into sinful activity. Yet volumes of sinful activity can be burned to ashes by even a dim reflection of chanting the Lord’s holy name.
Jagāi and Mādhāi chanted Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s name by way of blasphemy. Simply by chanting His name, they became free from sinful reactions and were later saved.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 1 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:
Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
Learn the words of the 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”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lower than”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “association”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the power of the holy name encourage me to chant today?
Set aside one quiet minute today to chant the holy name of the Lord.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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