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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.220

‘কৃষ্ণ’ ‘কৃষ্ণ’ স্ফুট কহি’ ভট্টাচার্য জাগিলা ।

কৃষ্ণনাম শুনি’ প্রভুর আনন্দ বাড়িলা ॥ ২২০ ॥

‘kṛṣṇa’ ‘kṛṣṇa’ sphuṭa kahi’ bhaṭṭācārya jāgilā

kṛṣṇa-nāma śuni’ prabhura ānanda bāḍilā

Translation

As Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya arose from bed, he distinctly chanted, “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa.” Lord Caitanya was very pleased to hear him chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Begin the Day Chanting Kṛṣṇa’s Name

  1. 1

    As Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya arose from bed, he chanted, “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa.”

  2. 2

    He chanted the holy name distinctly.

  3. 3

    Lord Caitanya was very pleased to hear him chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.

How it feels

Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.

The mood of Madhya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

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

On another day, when the Bhaṭṭācārya asked Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu the best way to worship and meditate, the Lord advised him to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. On another day, the Bhaṭṭācārya wanted to change the reading of the tat te ’nukampām verse because he did not like the word mukti-pada.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇachanting the name of Kṛṣṇa
  2. sphuṭadistinctly
  3. kahi’saying
  4. bhaṭṭācāryaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  5. jāgilāgot up from the bed
  6. kṛṣṇa-nāmathe holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  7. śuni’hearing
  8. prabhuraof Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  9. ānandapleasure
  10. bāḍilāincreased
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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: “chanted”, “holy name”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you make chanting Kṛṣṇa’s name part of waking up?

Practice

Chant “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa” distinctly today, remembering the pleasure this gave Lord Caitanya.

Live this todayBegin the Day Chanting Kṛṣṇa’s NameThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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