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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.107
“এক কৃষ্ণনামে করে সর্ব-পাপ ক্ষয় ।
নববিধা ভক্তি পূর্ণ নাম হৈতে হয় ॥ ১০৭ ॥
“eka kṛṣṇa-nāme kare sarva-pāpa kṣaya
nava-vidhā bhakti pūrṇa nāma haite haya
“Simply by chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa once, a person is relieved from all the reactions of a sinful life. One can complete the nine processes of devotional service simply by chanting the holy name.
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Chanting Kṛṣṇa’s holy name even once relieves a person of all reactions of a sinful life.
There are nine processes of devotional service. The purport notes that these are mentioned in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Simply by chanting the holy name, one can complete all nine processes of devotional service.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 15.107 quotesSB 7.5.23-24
The nine types of devotional service are mentioned in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.5.23):
Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
The mood of Madhya 15 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:
Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān asked some questions, and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed them that all householder devotees must engage themselves in the service of Vaiṣṇavas exclusively devoted to chanting the holy name of the Lord. He also instructed the Vaiṣṇavas from Khaṇḍa, as well as Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Vidyā-vācaspati, and He praised Murāri Gupta for his firm faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
Learn the words of the 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”, “holy name”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this teaching help me appreciate the importance of chanting?
Set aside one minute today to chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name as devotional service.
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