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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Madhya 19.129 Madhya 19.131

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.130

অষ্টপ্রহর কৃষ্ণভজন, চারি দণ্ড শয়নে ।

নাম-সঙ্কীর্তনে সেহ নহে কোন দিনে ॥ ১৩০ ॥

aṣṭa-prahara kṛṣṇa-bhajana, cāri daṇḍa śayane

nāma-saṅkīrtane seha nahe kona dine

Translation

“They engage almost twenty-four hours daily in rendering service to the Lord. They usually sleep only an hour and a half, and some days, when they continuously chant the Lord’s holy name, they do not sleep at all.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

A Life Filled With Service

1
They engage almost twenty-four hours daily in service to the Lord.
2
They usually sleep only an hour and a half.
3
On some days they continuously chant the Lord’s holy name and do not sleep at all.

How it feels

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

Madhya 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

aṣṭa-praharatwenty-four hours
kṛṣṇa-bhajanaworshiping Lord Kṛṣṇa
cāri daṇḍafour daṇḍas (one daṇḍa equals twenty-four minutes)
śayanefor sleeping
nāma-saṅkīrtanebecause of chanting the holy name of the Lord
sehathat much time
nahenot
kona dinesome days

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: “chant”, “holy name”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What small part of your day could you devote to serving the Lord?

Practice

Set aside five minutes during your waking day to chant the Lord’s holy name.

Live this todayA Life Filled With ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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