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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.27
সেই হৈতে কৃষ্ণনাম জিহ্বাতে বসিলা ।
কৃষ্ণনাম স্ফুরে, রামনাম দূরে গেলা ॥ ২৭ ॥
sei haite kṛṣṇa-nāma jihvāte vasilā
kṛṣṇa-nāma sphure, rāma-nāma dūre gelā
“Since then, the holy name of Kṛṣṇa has been tightly fixed upon my tongue. Indeed, since I have been chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, the holy name of Lord Rāmacandra has gone far away.
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The speaker says that Kṛṣṇa’s holy name has become tightly fixed upon his tongue.
He has continued chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.
He describes the holy name of Lord Rāmacandra as having gone far away since he began chanting Kṛṣṇa’s name.
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 would it mean for Kṛṣṇa’s holy name to remain upon your tongue?
Set aside one quiet minute today to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.
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