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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.28
বাল্যকাল হৈতে মোর স্বভাব এক হয় ।
নামের মহিমা-শাস্ত্র করিয়ে সঞ্চয় ॥ ২৮ ॥
bālya-kāla haite mora svabhāva eka haya
nāmera mahimā-śāstra kariye sañcaya
“From my childhood I have been collecting the glories of the holy name from revealed scriptures.
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The speaker has been collecting the glories of the holy name.
He began this collection in childhood.
Revealed scriptures are the source of the glories he has collected.
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:
After leaving Śrī Raṅga, Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached Ṛṣabha-parvata, where He met Paramānanda Purī, who later arrived at Jagannātha Purī. Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then proceeded farther, arriving at Setubandha Rāmeśvara.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: “holy name”
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How can learning from revealed scriptures deepen your appreciation of the holy name?
Write down this verse’s statement about collecting the glories of the holy name from revealed scriptures.
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