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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.51
তথাপি তাঁর দর্শন-শ্রবণ-প্রভাবে ।
সকল দেশের লোক হইল ‘বৈষ্ণবে’ ॥ ৫১ ॥
tathāpi tāṅra darśana-śravaṇa-prabhāve
sakala deśera loka ha-ila ‘vaiṣṇave’
Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not manifest His natural ecstatic love, everyone became a pure devotee simply by seeing and hearing Him.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī describes Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the most munificent incarnation. Even when He concealed His natural ecstatic love, people became pure devotees by seeing and hearing Him.
Although He is not physically present now, people throughout the world are becoming devotees by chanting His holy name. The potency of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra has not diminished.
Hearing about Him through Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta and the paramparā system of pure Vaiṣṇavas purifies us. Through such hearing, one can become a pure Vaiṣṇava, free from mundane desires and personal motivations.
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:
Seeing the behavior of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, a Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa informed Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, the leader of the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs. Prakāśānanda made various accusations against the Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “ecstatic love”
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: “pure devotee”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I make more room for hearing and chanting that purify my desires?
Spend a few quiet minutes chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
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