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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.198
প্রভু কহে, — ইহাঁ হৈতে যাহ’ বৃন্দাবন ।
নিরন্তর কর কৃষ্ণনামসংকীর্তন ॥ ১৯৮ ॥
prabhu kahe, — ihāṅ haite yāha’ vṛndāvana
nirantara kara kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana
The Lord advised him, “Go to Vṛndāvana and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra constantly.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told Subuddhi Rāya to go to Vṛndāvana and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra constantly. The purport presents this as a solution to sinful activities and life’s perplexities.
Real liberation from life’s perplexities means preparing for the next life. One should become situated in one’s spiritual identity and return home, back to Godhead.
Constant chanting is the simplest method recommended here. By chanting, realizing Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and engaging in His devotional service, one can perfect one’s life.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
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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: “chant”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How could chanting become a more regular part of my preparation for spiritual life?
Choose one quiet interval today and spend it chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
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