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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana
Madhya 18.204Madhya 18.206

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.205

প্রভু কহে, — উঠ, কৃষ্ণনাম তুমি লইলা ।

কোটি-জন্মের পাপ গেল, ‘পবিত্র’ হইলা ॥ ২০৫ ॥

prabhu kahe, — uṭha, kṛṣṇa-nāma tumi la-ilā

koṭi-janmera pāpa gela, ‘pavitra’ ha-ilā

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Please get up. You have chanted the holy name of Kṛṣṇa; therefore the sinful reactions you have accrued for many millions of lives are now gone. You are now pure.”

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Holy Name Removes Sinful Reactions

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks the saintly Muslim to get up.

  2. 2

    He says that chanting Kṛṣṇa’s holy name has removed sinful reactions accumulated over many millions of lives.

  3. 3

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu assures him, “You are now pure.”

How it feels

Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.

The mood of Madhya 18 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He talked with a person who was supposed to be a holy man in the party. From the Koran, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu established devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhu kaheŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said
  2. uṭhaplease get up
  3. kṛṣṇa-nāmathe holy name of Kṛṣṇa
  4. tumiyou
  5. la-ilāhave taken
  6. koṭi-janmeraof many millions of births
  7. pāpa gelayour sinful reactions have gone
  8. pavitra ha-ilāyou have become pure
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Key ideas in this 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: “chanted”, “holy name”, “chanting”

  • 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: “saintly”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this assurance deepen your appreciation for Kṛṣṇa’s holy name?

Practice

Take a quiet moment to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and remember its purifying power.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Holy Name Removes Sinful ReactionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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