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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.127
প্রভু কহে, — “ঐছে বাত্ কভু না কহিবা ।
গৃহে রহি’ কৃষ্ণ-নাম নিরন্তর লৈবা ॥ ১২৭ ॥
prabhu kahe, — “aiche bāt kabhu nā kahibā
gṛhe rahi’ kṛṣṇa-nāma nirantara laibā
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “Don’t speak like that again. Better to remain at home and chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa always.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised the brāhmaṇa to remain at home and chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa always.
In this Age of Kali, it is not advisable to leave one’s family suddenly, because people are not trained as proper brahmacārīs and gṛhasthas.
One should seek purification by regularly chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra under a spiritual master’s direction. An ideal householder chants without offenses and teaches this principle to others.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
In this verse: “chant”, “holy name”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can regular chanting become part of your life at home?
Set aside a few minutes at home today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
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