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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.35
ইষ্টদেব রাম, তাঁর নামে সুখ পাই ।
সুখ পাঞা রামনাম রাত্রিদিন গাই ॥ ৩৫ ॥
iṣṭa-deva rāma, tāṅra nāme sukha pāi
sukha pāñā rāma-nāma rātri-dina gāi
“My worshipable Lord has been Lord Rāmacandra, and by chanting His holy name I received happiness. Because I received such happiness, I chanted the holy name of Lord Rāma day and night.
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The speaker’s worshipable Lord has been Lord Rāmacandra.
Chanting His holy name brought the speaker happiness.
Because of this happiness, he chanted the holy name of Lord Rāma day and night.
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.
How does happiness in chanting encourage me to return to the holy name?
Take a quiet moment today to chant the holy name of Lord Rāma.
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