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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.46
এত কহি’ সেই করে কৃষ্ণসংকীর্তন ।
শুনি’ প্রকাশানন্দ কিছু কহেন বচন ॥ ৪৬ ॥
eta kahi’ sei kare kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana
śuni’ prakāśānanda kichu kahena vacana
After saying this, the disciple of Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī began to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. Hearing this, Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī made the following statement.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
After affirming Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s explanation, the disciple of Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī began chanting Kṛṣṇa’s holy name.
His words of acceptance were followed by chanting, not merely further argument.
Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī heard the chanting and then spoke. The verse marks this transition in the discussion.
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
Learn the words of the 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”, “chanting”
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: “discussion”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can my study lead me to chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name today?
After finishing these notes, spend one minute chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.
His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.
1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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