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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.37
তোমার দুই হস্ত বদ্ধ নাম-গণনে ।
জলপাত্র-বহির্বাস বহিবে কেমনে ॥ ৩৭ ॥
tomāra dui hasta baddha nāma-gaṇane
jala-pātra-bahirvāsa vahibe kemane
“Since Your two hands will always be engaged in chanting and counting the holy names, how will You be able to carry the waterpot and external garments?
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chanted the holy names a fixed number of times daily.
The Gosvāmīs and Haridāsa Ṭhākura followed this principle of daily counted chanting.
Caitanya Mahāprabhu counted on His fingers: one hand was engaged in chanting, while the other kept the number of rounds. With both hands occupied, carrying His belongings presented a practical difficulty.
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:
During the month of Vaiśākha, He began to tour South India. When He proposed to travel to South India alone, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu gave Him a brāhmaṇa assistant named Kṛṣṇadāsa.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: “chanting”, “chanted”, “haridāsa”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I make counted chanting a steady part of my day?
Set aside time today to chant the holy name a fixed number of times, keeping count.
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