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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 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
Madhya 11.97Madhya 11.99

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.98

অবতরি’ চৈতন্য কৈল ধর্মপ্রচারণ ।

কলিকালে ধর্ম — কৃষ্ণনাম-সংকীর্তন ॥ ৯৮ ॥

avatari’ caitanya kaila dharma-pracāraṇa

kali-kāle dharma — kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana

Translation

“In this Age of Kali, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has descended to preach the religion of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Therefore the chanting of the holy names of Lord Kṛṣṇa is the religious principle for this age.

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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.

Chanting Is the Religion for This Age

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has descended in this Age of Kali to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

  2. 2

    He teaches the chanting of the holy names of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    Chanting these holy names is the religious principle for this age.

How it feels

Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.

The mood of Madhya 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

While Advaita Ācārya and the other devotees were coming to Jagannātha Purī, Svarūpa Dāmodara and Govinda, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s two personal assistants, went to receive all the devotees with garlands. From the roof of his palace, King Pratāparudra could see all the devotees arriving.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. avatari’descending
  2. caitanyaŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. kailadid
  4. dharma-pracāraṇapreaching of real religion
  5. kali-kālein this Age of Kali
  6. dharmareligious principle
  7. kṛṣṇa-nāmaof the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  8. saṅkīrtanachanting
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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: “chanting”, “names of”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I give chanting the holy names a place in my day?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today to chant the holy names of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayChanting Is the Religion for This AgeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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