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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.130
এই মত যাঁর ঘরে করে প্রভু ভিক্ষা ।
সেই ঐছে কহে, তাঁরে করায় এই শিক্ষা ॥ ১৩০ ॥
ei mata yāṅra ghare kare prabhu bhikṣā
sei aiche kahe, tāṅre karāya ei śikṣā
At whosever house Śrī Caitanya accepted His alms by taking prasādam, He would convert the dwellers to His saṅkīrtana movement and advise them just as He advised the brāhmaṇa named Kūrma.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
One who surrenders to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and follows Him with heart and soul need not change location or occupation.
One should chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and teach relatives and friends the teachings of the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Humility and meekness can be learned at home.
One should not pose as an advanced devotee and refuse to guide others. By chanting and teaching Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s principles, one can become purified, become a spiritual master and be freed from material contamination.
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:
While there, He bestowed His causeless mercy upon a brāhmaṇa called Kūrma and cured another brāhmaṇa, named Vāsudeva, who was suffering from leprosy. After curing this brāhmaṇa leper, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received the title Vāsudevāmṛta-prada, meaning “one who delivered nectar to the leper Vāsudeva.”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: “saṅkīrtana”, “chant”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humility”, “meekness”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “surrenders”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you follow Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s instructions within your present home and work?
Set aside a few minutes at home today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
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