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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.362
এই কলিকালে আর নাহি কোন ধর্ম ।
বৈষ্ণব, বৈষ্ণবশাস্ত্র, এই কহে মর্ম ॥ ৩৬২ ॥
ei kali-kāle āra nāhi kona dharma
vaiṣṇava, vaiṣṇava-śāstra, ei kahe marma
In this Age of Kali there are no genuine religious principles other than those established by Vaiṣṇava devotees and the Vaiṣṇava scriptures. This is the sum and substance of everything.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
In the Age of Kali, genuine religious principles are those established by Vaiṣṇava devotees and Vaiṣṇava scriptures. Here, a Vaiṣṇava means a pure devotee and fully realized soul.
One must have firm faith in devotional service and the scriptures that support it. Hearing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s activities with this faith can free one from envy.
Chanting the holy names of Hari and Kṛṣṇa, the mahā-mantra, is the sum and substance of sanātana-dharma, eternal religion. Strictly following Vedic literature and chanting the holy name places one in the transcendental disciplic succession.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 9.362 quotesSB 11.19.17
In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.19.17), it is said:
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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:
He then went to the banks of the Kṛṣṇa-veṇvā River, where He collected from among the Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇas a book written by Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura, Śrī Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta. The Lord then visited the Tāpī River, Māhiṣmatī-pura, the Narmadā River and Ṛṣyamūka-parvata.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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”, “names of”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “pure devotee”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can your study of scripture support greater faith in devotional service and chanting?
Set aside one minute today to chant the holy names of Hari and Kṛṣṇa attentively.
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