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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.31
পরংব্রহ্ম দুই নাম সমান হইল ।
পুনঃ আর শাস্ত্রে কিছু বিশেষ পাইল ॥ ৩১ ॥
paraṁ brahma dui-nāma samāna ha-ila
punaḥ āra śāstre kichu viśeṣa pāila
“As far as the holy names of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa are concerned, they are on an equal level, but for further advancement we receive some specific information from the revealed scriptures.
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The holy names of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa are on an equal level.
Revealed scriptures also give specific information about these holy names.
This specific information is received for further advancement.
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:
Finally the Lord went to Śrī Raṅga-kṣetra, where He converted a brāhmaṇa named Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa, who, along with his family, took up devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. After leaving Śrī Raṅga, Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached Ṛṣabha-parvata, where He met Paramānanda Purī, who later arrived at Jagannātha Purī.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
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How can you honor both holy names while remaining open to further scriptural guidance?
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