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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 1.275Madhya 1.277

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.276

বাহু তুলি’ বলে প্রভু বল’ ‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ ।

উঠিল — শ্রীহরিধ্বনি চতুর্দিক্ ভরি’ ॥ ২৭৬ ॥

bāhu tuli’ bale prabhu bala’ ‘hari’ ‘hari’

uṭhila — śrī-hari-dhvani catur-dik bhari’

Translation

Raising His arms, the Lord asked everyone to chant loudly the vibration of the holy name of Lord Hari. There immediately arose a great stir, and the vibration of “Hari!” filled all directions.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Chant Lord Hari’s Holy Name

  1. 1

    Raising His arms, the Lord asked everyone to chant loudly the holy name of Lord Hari.

  2. 2

    His request immediately brought a great stir among the people.

  3. 3

    The vibration of “Hari!” filled all directions.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. bāhu tuli’raising the arms
  2. balesays
  3. prabhuthe Lord
  4. bala’speak
  5. hari harithe holy name of the Lord, Hari
  6. uṭhilaarose
  7. śrī-hari-dhvanivibration of the sound Hari
  8. catuḥ-dikthe four directions
  9. bhari’filling
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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: “chant”, “holy name”, “hari”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you respond to the Lord’s invitation to chant His holy name?

Practice

Spend a minute today chanting “Hari!” aloud.

Live this todayChant Lord Hari’s Holy NameThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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