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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.70
দুঁহার মুখে নিরন্তর কৃষ্ণনাম শুনি’ ।
ভট্ট কহে, প্রভুর কিছু ইঙ্গিত-ভঙ্গী জানি’ ॥ ৭০ ॥
duṅhāra mukhe nirantara kṛṣṇa-nāma śuni’
bhaṭṭa kahe, prabhura kichu iṅgita-bhaṅgī jāni’
Hearing the holy name constantly vibrated by the two brothers, Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya could understand the hints of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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The two brothers constantly chanted the holy name.
Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya heard the holy name vibrated by them.
By hearing their chanting, he could understand the hints of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
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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: “holy name”, “chanted”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How attentively do I listen when the holy name is being chanted?
Today, listen attentively to the holy name for one minute without doing another task.
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