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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.45
কাঙ্গালের ভোজন-রঙ্গ দেখে গৌরহরি ।
‘হরিবোল’ বলি’ তারে উপদেশ করি ॥ ৪৫ ॥
kāṅgālera bhojana-raṅga dekhe gaurahari
‘hari-bola’ bali’ tāre upadeśa kari
Observing the beggars eating prasādam, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chanted, “Haribol!” and instructed them to chant the holy name.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu observed the beggars eating prasādam.
As He watched them, He chanted, “Haribol!”
He also instructed the beggars to chant the holy name.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
The mood of Madhya 14 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:
When there was an offering of prasādam in the garden, Lord Caitanya also partook of it. After this, when Lord Jagannātha’s ratha car stopped moving, King Pratāparudra called for many elephants to pull it, but they were unsuccessful.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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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: “chanted”, “holy name”, “haribol”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I respond to the Lord’s instruction to chant the holy name?
Take a quiet moment today to chant “Haribol!” attentively.
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