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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.174
‘প্রণব’ যে মহাবাক্য — ঈশ্বরের মূর্তি ।
প্রণব হৈতে সর্ববেদ, জগৎ-উৎপত্তি ॥ ১৭৪ ॥
‘praṇava’ ye mahā-vākya — īśvarera mūrti
praṇava haite sarva-veda, jagat-utpatti
“The transcendental vibration oṁkāra is the sound form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All Vedic knowledge and this cosmic manifestation are produced from this sound representation of the Supreme Lord.
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Oṁkāra is the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s representation in sound. It is a form of His holy name.
This transcendental vibration is accepted as mahā-vākya. All Vedic knowledge and the temporary cosmic manifestation arise from this sound representation of the Lord.
By taking shelter of oṁkāra, one can realize one’s constitutional identity. One can then engage in devotional service even while in conditioned life.
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Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
It is also accepted that the Absolute Truth has His transcendental, blissful, eternal form. According to the Vedas, the Lord and the living entity are equal in quality but different quantitatively.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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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: “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”
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 does understanding oṁkāra as the Lord’s sound form change my regard for it?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on oṁkāra as the Lord’s holy name and on taking shelter of Him through sound.
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