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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.117
কৃষ্ণনাম লোকমুখে শুনি’ অবিরাম ।
সেই লোক ‘বৈষ্ণব’ কৈল অন্য সব গ্রাম ॥ ১১৭ ॥
kṛṣṇa-nāma loka-mukhe śuni’ avirāma
sei loka ‘vaiṣṇava’ kaila anya saba grāma
Always hearing them chant the holy names of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the residents of all the other villages also became Vaiṣṇavas.
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The residents of all the other villages heard the chanting.
They were always hearing the holy names of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Through this hearing, they also became Vaiṣṇavas.
Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.
The mood of Madhya 7 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:
After teaching the people of one village, the Lord proceeded to other villages to increase devotees. In this way He finally reached Kūrma-sthāna.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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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: “chant”, “names of”, “chanting”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you make hearing the holy names part of your day?
Set aside one minute to listen attentively to the holy names of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
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