Madhya-līlā

Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Verse 256 of 309
Cc Madhya 8.256

ঽউপাস্যের মধ্যে কোনুপাস্য প্রধান?ঽ ঽশ্রেষ্ঠ উপাস্য—যুগল ঽরাধাকৃষ্ণঽ নামঽ

ऽउपास्येर मध्ये कोनुपास्य प्रधान?ऽ ऽश्रेष्ठ उपास्य—युगल ऽराधाकृष्णऽ नामऽ

'upāsyera madhye kon upāsya pradhāna?' 'śreṣṭha upāsya—yugala 'rādhā-kṛṣṇa' nāma'

Synonyms

upāsyeraobjects of worship; madhyeamong; konwhich; upāsyaworshipable object; pradhānathe chief; śreṣṭhathe chief; upāsyaworshipable object; yugalathe couple; rādhā-kṛṣṇa nāmathe holy name of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, or Hare Kṛṣṇa..

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, "Among all worshipable objects, which is the chief?" Rāmānanda Rāya replied, "The chief worshipable object is the holy name of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra."

Purport

According to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (6.3.22):

etāvān eva loke 'smin
puṁsāṁ dharmaḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ
bhakti-yogo bhagavati
tan-nāma-grahaṇādibhiḥ

"In this material world the living entity's only business is to accept the path of bhakti-yoga and chant the holy name of the Lord."

Verse 256 of 309
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