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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 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

Madhya 25.153 Madhya 25.155

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.154

নিরন্তর কর কৃষ্ণনাম-সংকীর্তন ।

হেলায় মুক্তি পাবে, পাবে প্রেমধন ॥ ১৫৪ ॥

nirantara kara kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana

helāya mukti pābe, pābe prema-dhana

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “Always discuss Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and constantly chant the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa. In this way you will be able to attain liberation very easily, and you will be elevated to the enjoyment of love of Godhead.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Discuss Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Chant Kṛṣṇa’s Name

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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks us to always discuss Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
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He also instructs us to constantly chant the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
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Through these practices, liberation becomes very easy to attain, and one is elevated to the enjoyment of love of Godhead.

How it feels

Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.

The mood of Madhya 25 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Madhya 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then pointed out that Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the proper commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra. He then explained the catuḥ-ślokī (four ślokas ) of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the essence of that great scripture.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in Madhya 25

Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

nirantara karaconstantly perform
kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtanathe chanting of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa
helāyavery easily
mukti pābeyou will get liberation
pābe prema-dhanayou will achieve the highest goal, ecstatic love of Kṛṣṇa

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”
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”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love of godhead”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make room for both chanting and discussing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam?

Practice

Chant Lord Kṛṣṇa’s holy name for a few minutes, then share one teaching from this verse with someone.

Live this todayDiscuss Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Chant Kṛṣṇa’s NameThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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