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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.118
এইমত পরম্পরায় দেশ ‘বৈষ্ণব’ হৈল ।
কৃষ্ণনামামৃত-বন্যায় দেশ ভাসাইল ॥ ১১৮ ॥
ei-mata paramparāya deśa ‘vaiṣṇava’ haila
kṛṣṇa-nāmāmṛta-vanyāya deśa bhāsāila
By hearing the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, the entire country became Vaiṣṇava. It was as if the nectar of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa overflooded the entire country.
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People throughout the country heard the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.
By hearing the holy name, the entire country became Vaiṣṇava.
It was as if the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s holy name overflooded the entire country.
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:
The Lord began chanting the mantra “ kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa he. ” In whatever village He spent the night, whenever a person came to see Him in His shelter, the Lord implored him to preach the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. After teaching the people of one village, the Lord proceeded to other villages to increase devotees.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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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
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the image of overflowing nectar help you appreciate about Kṛṣṇa’s holy name?
Chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name for a minute, listening to each repetition.
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