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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.59
প্রভু কহে, — সবে কহ ‘কৃষ্ণ’ ‘কৃষ্ণ’ ‘হরি’ ।
গুরুকর্ণে কহ কৃষ্ণনাম উচ্চ করি’ ॥ ৫৯ ॥
prabhu kahe, — sabe kaha ‘kṛṣṇa’ ‘kṛṣṇa’ ‘hari’
guru-karṇe kaha kṛṣṇa-nāma ucca kari’
The Lord then replied to the Buddhist disciples, “You should all chant the names of Kṛṣṇa and Hari very loudly near the ear of your spiritual master.
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The Lord replied directly to the Buddhist disciples.
He instructed all of them to chant the names of Kṛṣṇa and Hari.
He asked them to chant very loudly near their spiritual master's ear.
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:
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: “chant”, “names of”, “hari”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about the Lord asking every disciple to chant?
Spend one minute chanting the names of Kṛṣṇa and Hari aloud.
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