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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.261
শ্রবণ-কীর্তন হইতে কৃষ্ণে হয় ‘প্রেমা’ ।
সেই পঞ্চম পুরুষার্থ — পুরুষার্থের সীমা ॥ ২৬১ ॥
śravaṇa-kīrtana ha-ite kṛṣṇe haya ‘premā’
sei pañcama puruṣārtha — puruṣārthera sīmā
“When one comes to the platform of loving service to Lord Kṛṣṇa by executing these nine processes, beginning with hearing and chanting, he has attained the fifth platform of success and the limit of life’s goals.
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People generally seek success in religion, economic development, sense gratification and ultimately merging into the existence of Brahman.
According to the strict principles of the Vedas, the highest attainment is hearing and chanting about the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Through the nine processes, beginning with hearing and chanting, one reaches loving service to Lord Kṛṣṇa. This is the fifth platform of success and the limit of life’s goals.
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The purport of CC Madhya 9.261 quotesSB 1.1.2
This is confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.1.2):
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Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
The mood of Madhya 9 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 also collected the Brahma-saṁhitā, fifth chapter, on the banks of the Payasvinī River. He then visited Payasvinī, Śṛṅgavera-purī-maṭha and Matsya-tīrtha.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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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”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How much importance do I give hearing and chanting compared with my other goals?
Set aside five minutes today to hear or chant about Lord Kṛṣṇa.
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