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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.90
কৃষ্ণনাম বিনা কেহ নাহি কহে আর ।
সবে কৃষ্ণভক্ত হৈল, — লোকে চমৎকার ॥ ৯০ ॥
kṛṣṇa-nāma vinā keha nāhi kahe āra
sabe kṛṣṇa-bhakta haila, — loke camatkāra
Indeed, they did not chant anything but the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, and all of them became Lord Kṛṣṇa’s devotees. Thus the general populace was astonished.
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They did not chant anything but the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
All of them became Lord Kṛṣṇa’s devotees.
The general populace was astonished by this change.
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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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: “chant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra become more central in your day?
Set aside a few minutes today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
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