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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.81
তৃতীয় প্রহরে লোক পায় দরশন ।
সবারে-উপদেশ করে ‘নামসংকীর্তন’ ॥ ৮১ ॥
tṛtīya-prahare loka pāya daraśana
sabāre upadeśa kare ‘nāma-saṅkīrtana’
In the afternoon, people were able to speak to Him. The Lord told everyone of the importance of chanting the holy name.
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In the afternoon, people were able to speak to the Lord.
The Lord spoke to everyone about chanting the holy name.
He emphasized the importance of this chanting.
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:
At Kālīya Lake, many people mistook a fisherman for Kṛṣṇa. When some respectable people came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, they expressed their opinion that when one takes sannyāsa, he becomes Nārāyaṇa.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: “chanting”, “holy name”
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “to everyone”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How much importance do I give to chanting the holy name?
Set aside a few minutes today to chant the holy name.
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