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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.5
কৃষ্ণমন্ত্রে করাইল দুই পুরশ্চরণ ।
অচিরাৎ পাইবারে চৈতন্য-চরণ ॥ ৫ ॥
kṛṣṇa-mantre karāila dui puraścaraṇa
acirāt pāibāre caitanya-caraṇa
The brāhmaṇas performed religious ceremonies and chanted the holy name of Kṛṣṇa so that the two brothers might attain shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu very soon.
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The brāhmaṇas performed religious ceremonies and chanted Kṛṣṇa’s holy name so that the brothers might soon attain shelter at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet.
A puraścaraṇa is a ritualistic ceremony performed to fulfill certain desires under the guidance of an expert spiritual master or a brāhmaṇa.
Its activities include rising early, chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, performing arcana through the ārati ceremony, and worshiping the Deities.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can your chanting express a desire for shelter at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet?
Take a brief moment today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra while praying for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s shelter.
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