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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.127
তিনবারে ‘কৃষ্ণনাম’ না আইল তার মুখে ।
‘অবজ্ঞা’তে নাম লয়, শুনি’ পাই দুঃখে ॥ ১২৭ ॥
tina-bāre ‘kṛṣṇa-nāma’ nā āila tāra mukhe
‘avajñā’te nāma laya, śuni’ pāi duḥkhe
“Although he spoke Your name three times, he did not utter the name ‘Kṛṣṇa.’ Because he uttered Your name in contempt, I was very much aggrieved.
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The brāhmaṇa was deeply aggrieved because the Lord’s name was spoken in contempt. Although it was spoken three times, the name “Kṛṣṇa” was not uttered.
Names that indirectly indicate Kṛṣṇa may give a little light, but do not by themselves reveal that His holy name is identical with Him. Considering the Lord’s names material comes from insufficient knowledge.
One must directly cultivate knowledge about the holy name to avoid misunderstanding the Lord’s spiritual name, form, qualities and pastimes. The purport warns against hearing about Kṛṣṇa or devotional service from Māyāvādī impersonalists.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
The mood of Madhya 17 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 Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa was very sorry about this, and he brought the news to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, inquiring from Him why the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs did not utter the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. In reply, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that they were offenders and that one should not associate with them.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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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: “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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