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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 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 25.164Madhya 25.166

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.165

সব কাশীবাসী করে নামসংকীর্তন ।

প্রেমে হাসে, কাঁদে, গায়, করয়ে নর্তন ॥ ১৬৫ ॥

saba kāśī-vāsī kare nāma-saṅkīrtana

preme hāse, kāṅde, gāya, karaye nartana

Translation

All the inhabitants of Kāśī [Vārāṇasī] began chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra in ecstatic love. Sometimes they laughed, sometimes they cried, sometimes they chanted, and sometimes they danced.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Chanting in Ecstatic Love

  1. 1

    All the inhabitants of Kāśī, also called Vārāṇasī, began chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

  2. 2

    Their chanting was filled with ecstatic love.

  3. 3

    Sometimes they laughed, sometimes they cried, sometimes they chanted, and sometimes they danced.

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

Further reading

Madhya 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

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

One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to take a bath at Pañcanada, and afterwards all His devotees began chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra in front of the temple of Bindu Mādhava. At this time Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and all his devotees approached the Lord.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. saba kāśī-vāsīall the inhabitants of Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
  2. kareperformed
  3. nāma-saṅkīrtanachanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra
  4. premein ecstatic love of Godhead
  5. hāsethey laughed
  6. kāṅdethey cried
  7. gāyachanted
  8. karaye nartanaand danced
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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: “chanting”

  • 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: “ecstatic love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about the whole city joining in chanting?

Practice

Set aside a few quiet minutes today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

Live this todayChanting in Ecstatic LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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