Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Antya 20.12

ceto-darpana-mārjanam bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpanam

śreyah-kairava-candrikā-vitaranam vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam

ānandāmbudhi-vardhanam prati-padam pūrnāmritāsvādanam

sarvātma-snapanam param vijayate śrī-krishna-sańkīrtanam

SYNONYMS

cetah — of the heart; darpana — the mirror; mārjanam — cleansing; bhava — of material existence; mahā-dāva-agni — the blazing forest fire; nirvāpanam — extinguishing; śreyah — of good fortune; kairava — the white lotus; candrikā — the moonshine; vitaranam — spreading; vidyā — of all education; vadhū — wife; jīvanam — the life; ānanda — of bliss; ambudhi — the ocean; vardhanam — increasing; prati-padam — at every step; pūrna-amrita — of the full nectar; āsvādanam — giving a taste; sarva — for everyone; ātma-snapanam — bathing of the self; param — transcendental; vijayate — let there be victory; śrī-krishna-sańkīrtanam — for the congregational chanting of the holy name of Krishna.

TRANSLATION

"'Let there be all victory for the chanting of the holy name of Lord Krishna, which can cleanse the mirror of the heart and stop the miseries of the blazing fire of material existence. That chanting is the waxing moon that spreads the white lotus of good fortune for all living entities. It is the life and soul of all education. The chanting of the holy name of Krishna expands the blissful ocean of transcendental life. It gives a cooling effect to everyone and enables one to taste full nectar at every step.'

PURPORT

This is the first verse of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Śikshāshtaka. The other seven verses are found in texts 16, 21, 29, 32, 36, 39 and 47.

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