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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.183
তার্কিক-শৃগাল-সঙ্গে ভেউ-ভেউ করি ।
সেই মুখে এবে সদা কহি ‘কৃষ্ণ’ ‘হরি’ ॥ ১৮৩ ॥
tārkika-śṛgāla-saṅge bheu-bheu kari
sei mukhe ebe sadā kahi ‘kṛṣṇa’ ‘hari’
“In the association of the jackals known as logicians, I simply continued to bark a resounding ‘bheu bheu.’ Now, from the same mouth I am chanting the holy names ‘Kṛṣṇa’ and ‘Hari.’
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya compared his former association with logicians to the company of jackals.
He described his own former speech as merely a resounding bark of “bheu bheu.”
Now that same mouth was chanting the holy names “Kṛṣṇa” and “Hari.” His speech had changed from barking to chanting.
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:
The conversation of these two prabhus — Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu — carried a deep meaning that only an intelligent man can understand. After all the Vaiṣṇavas finished their luncheon, Svarūpa Dāmodara and others took their prasādam within the room.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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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: “chanting”, “hari”
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”, “company of”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I give more of my speech to chanting the holy names?
Set aside one minute today to chant the holy names “Kṛṣṇa” and “Hari.”
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