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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.26
বাল্যাবধি রামনাম-গ্রহণ আমার ।
তোমা দেখি’ কৃষ্ণনাম আইল একবার ॥ ২৬ ॥
bālyāvadhi rāma-nāma-grahaṇa āmāra
tomā dekhi’ kṛṣṇa-nāma āila eka-bāra
“From my childhood I have been chanting the holy name of Lord Rāmacandra, but upon seeing You I chanted the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa just once.
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The speaker had been chanting the holy name of Lord Rāmacandra from childhood.
Upon seeing the person he addresses, he chanted the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
He recalls chanting Kṛṣṇa’s holy name just once at that moment.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
A brāhmaṇa devotee of Lord Rāmacandra talked with Him. Then the Lord took His bath in the river Kṛtamālā.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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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: “chanting”, “holy name”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What place does chanting the holy name have in your daily life?
Chant the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa once with attention.
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