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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.143
অতএব ‘কৃষ্ণনাম’ না আইসে তার মুখে ।
মায়াবাদি-গণ যাতে মহা বহির্মুখে ॥ ১৪৩ ॥
ataeva ‘kṛṣṇa-nāma’ nā āise tāra mukhe
māyāvādi-gaṇa yāte mahā bahirmukhe
“Because the Māyāvādīs are great offenders and atheistic philosophers, the holy name of Kṛṣṇa does not come from their mouths.
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The verse says that Kṛṣṇa’s holy name does not come from the mouths of the Māyāvādīs because they are great offenders.
By repeatedly saying that the Supreme Personality of Godhead has no head, hands or legs, they remain offenders for many births, despite partial Brahman realization.
An impersonalist who is not an offender can become a devotee through association with devotees. An offender cannot be converted even by association with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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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”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I approach the Lord and His devotees without dismissing His personal form?
Spend a few minutes hearing from a devotee, with a respectful and receptive attitude.
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