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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.112
‘কৃষ্ণ’ ‘কৃষ্ণ’ কহি’ করে ঘটের প্রার্থন ।
‘কৃষ্ণ’ ‘কৃষ্ণ’ কহি’ করে ঘট সমর্পণ ॥ ১১২ ॥
‘kṛṣṇa’ ‘kṛṣṇa’ kahi’ kare ghaṭera prārthana
‘kṛṣṇa’ ‘kṛṣṇa’ kahi’ kare ghaṭa samarpaṇa
One person begged for a waterpot by chanting the holy names “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa,” and another delivered a pot while chanting “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa.”
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One person begged for a waterpot by chanting “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa.”
Another person delivered a pot while chanting “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa.”
Both asking for the pot and delivering it were accompanied by the holy names.
Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 12 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:
Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu delivered the son of Mahārāja Pratāparudra. After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu washed the Guṇḍicā temple before the Ratha-yātrā took place.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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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”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “delivered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you remember to chant during small exchanges in service?
While bringing someone a needed item today, softly chant “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa.”
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