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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.129
করোঁয়া-মাত্র হাতে, কাঁথা ছিঁড়া, বহির্বাস ।
কৃষ্ণকথা, কৃষ্ণনাম, নর্তন-উল্লাস ॥ ১২৯ ॥
karoṅyā-mātra hāte, kāṅthā chiṅḍā, bahirvāsa
kṛṣṇa-kathā, kṛṣṇa-nāma, nartana-ullāsa
“They carry only waterpots, and they wear torn quilts. They always chant the holy names of Kṛṣṇa and discuss His pastimes. In great jubilation, they also dance.
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They carry only waterpots and wear torn quilts.
They always chant the holy names of Kṛṣṇa and discuss His pastimes.
They also dance in great jubilation.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
The mood of Madhya 19 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:
They appointed some brāhmaṇas to perform puraścaraṇa ceremonies and chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī deposited ten thousand gold coins with a grocer, and the balance he brought in two boats to a place called Bāklā Candradvīpa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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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: “chant”, “names of”
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: “discuss”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you make a little room today for joyful chanting of Kṛṣṇa’s holy names?
Spend five minutes chanting the holy names of Kṛṣṇa.
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