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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.89

লক্ষ লক্ষ লোক আইল নানা-দেশ হৈতে ।

সবে কৃষ্ণনাম কহে প্রভুকে দেখিতে ॥ ৮৯ ॥

lakṣa lakṣa loka āila nānā-deśa haite

sabe kṛṣṇa-nāma kahe prabhuke dekhite

Translation

Many hundreds of thousands of people from various countries came to see the Lord, and after seeing Him they all chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Seeing the Lord Leads to Chanting

  1. 1

    Many hundreds of thousands of people came to see the Lord.

  2. 2

    These visitors came from various countries.

  3. 3

    After seeing Him, they all chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places

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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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. lakṣa lakṣamany hundreds of thousands
  2. lokaof people
  3. āilacame there
  4. nānā-deśadifferent countries
  5. haitefrom
  6. sabeall of them
  7. kṛṣṇa-nāma kahechant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra
  8. prabhukethe Lord
  9. dekhiteseeing
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Key ideas in this verse

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: “chanted”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I respond to this account by making time for chanting?

Practice

Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra for a few minutes today.

Live this todaySeeing the Lord Leads to ChantingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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