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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.36
তোমার দর্শনে যবে কৃষ্ণনাম আইল ।
তাহার মহিমা তবে হৃদয়ে লাগিল ॥ ৩৬ ॥
tomāra darśane yabe kṛṣṇa-nāma āila
tāhāra mahimā tabe hṛdaye lāgila
“By Your appearance, Lord Kṛṣṇa’s holy name also appeared, and at that time the glories of Kṛṣṇa’s name awoke in my heart.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The speaker connects the appearance of the person he addresses with the appearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s holy name.
At that time, the glories of Kṛṣṇa’s name awoke in his heart.
He describes this awakening as something he personally experienced.
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
In this verse: “holy name”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What would it mean for the glories of Kṛṣṇa’s name to awaken in my heart?
Chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name for one minute, reflecting on its glories awakening in the heart.
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