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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.241
ভক্তিসাধন-শ্রেষ্ঠ শুনিতে হৈল মন ।
প্রভু উপদেশ কৈল নাম-সংকীর্তন ॥ ২৪১ ॥
bhakti-sādhana-śreṣṭha śunite haila mana
prabhu upadeśa kaila nāma-saṅkīrtana
Then the Bhaṭṭācārya asked Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “Which item is most important in the execution of devotional service?” The Lord replied that the most important item was the chanting of the holy name of the Lord.
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The Bhaṭṭācārya asked Caitanya Mahāprabhu which item was most important in devotional service.
The Lord replied that chanting the holy name of the Lord was the most important item.
The purport states that there are nine items to be executed in devotional service.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 6.241 quotesSB 7.5.23-24
These are enumerated in the following verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.5.23):
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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
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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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: “chanting”, “holy name”
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.
Does chanting the holy name hold an important place in my daily practice?
Set aside a few minutes today specifically to chant the holy name of the Lord.
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