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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.207
‘রামদাস’ বলি’ প্রভু তাঁর কৈল নাম ।
আর এক পাঠান, তাঁর নাম — ‘বিজুলী-খাঁন’ ॥ ২০৭ ॥
‘rāmadāsa’ bali’ prabhu tāṅra kaila nāma
āra eka pāṭhāna, tāṅra nāma — ‘vijulī-khāṅna’
In this way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu directly initiated the saintly Muslim by advising him to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. The Muslim’s name was changed to Rāmadāsa. Another Pāṭhāna Muslim present there was named Vijulī Khān.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu directly initiates the saintly Muslim by advising him to chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name. His name is changed to Rāmadāsa.
The purport explains that devotees receive changed names through bona fide initiation.
Accepting those interested in understanding Kṛṣṇa, including Muslims and yavanas, follows Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s footsteps. The purport rejects the accusation that this spoils the Hindu system of religion.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Thus the leader of the soldiers, named Vijulī Khān, surrendered to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and he and his party became devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa. The same village today is known as the village of Pāṭhāna Vaiṣṇavas.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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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: “chant”, “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: “saintly”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do you welcome sincere interest in Kṛṣṇa regardless of a person’s background?
Reflect on whether someone’s religious background affects your willingness to welcome their interest in Kṛṣṇa.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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