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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.285
অপরাধ’ নাহি, সদা লও কৃষ্ণনাম ।
এত বলি’ প্রভু আইলা সার্বভৌম-স্থান ॥ ২৮৫ ॥
aparādha’ nāhi, sadā lao kṛṣṇa-nāma
eta bali’ prabhu āilā sārvabhauma-sthāna
“Amogha, always chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and do not commit any further offenses.” After giving Amogha this instruction, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Sārvabhauma’s house.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructs Amogha to always chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
He also tells Amogha not to commit any further offenses.
After giving this instruction, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu goes to Sārvabhauma’s house.
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:
Thereafter, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was accepting prasādam at the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Sārvabhauma’s son-in-law, Amogha, created trouble in the family with his criticisms. The following morning, he was attacked by the disease of visūcikā (cholera).Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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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: “chant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I join my chanting with greater care to avoid offenses?
Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra today, and choose one offensive habit to refrain from.
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