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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.199
এক ‘নামাভাসে’ তোমার পাপ-দোষ যাবে ।
আর ‘নাম’ লইতে কৃষ্ণচরণ পাইবে ॥ ১৯৯ ॥
eka ‘nāmābhāse’ tomāra pāpa-doṣa yābe
āra ‘nāma’ la-ite kṛṣṇa-caraṇa pāibe
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu further advised Subuddhi Rāya: “Begin chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, and when your chanting is almost pure, all your sinful reactions will go away. After you chant perfectly, you will get shelter at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
One should not wait to become pure before beginning to chant. Whatever our condition, we should begin immediately and carefully try to avoid offenses.
The holy name itself is never impure; material contamination belongs to the chanter. By the mantra’s power, the chanter is gradually purified.
When chanting is almost pure, sinful reactions go away. Pure, inoffensive chanting brings shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, the ultimate goal of 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: “chanting”, “chant”, “holy name”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I postponing chanting because I feel unqualified or imperfect?
Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra today without waiting for a better inner condition, with a sincere intention to avoid offenses.
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