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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 Ādi 12.21

নানা–ভাবোদ্‌গম দেহে অদ্ভুত নর্তন ।

দুই গোসাঞি ‘হরি’ বলে, আনন্দিত মন ॥ ২১ ॥

nānā-bhāvodgama dehe adbhuta nartana

dui gosāñi ‘hari’ bale, ānandita mana

Translation

While Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Advaita Prabhu chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra and danced, there were various ecstatic symptoms in Their bodies, and Their minds were very pleased.

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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.

Chanting and Dancing Bring Great Pleasure

  1. 1

    Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Advaita Prabhu chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra and danced.

  2. 2

    Various ecstatic symptoms appeared in Their bodies.

  3. 3

    Their minds were very pleased as They chanted and danced.

How it feels

Loyalty and discernment. The narrative distinguishes fidelity to the ācārya from deviation.

The mood of Ādi 12 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 12: The Expansions of Advaita Ācārya and Gadādhara Paṇḍita

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The twelfth chapter describes the followers of Advaita Prabhu, among whom the followers of Acyutānanda, the son of Advaita Ācārya, are understood to be the pure followers who received the cream of the philosophy Śrī Advaita Ācārya enunciated. Other so-called descendants and followers of Advaita Ācārya are not to be recognized.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 12
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. nānāvarious
  2. bhāva-udgamaecstatic symptoms
  3. dehein the body
  4. adbhutawonderful
  5. nartanadancing
  6. dui gosāñithe two gosāñis (Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Advaita Prabhu)
  7. hari balechanted Hare Kṛṣṇa
  8. ānanditapleased
  9. manamind
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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

What draws you to the description of Their pleasure in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra?

Practice

Spend a few minutes today chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.

Live this todayChanting and Dancing Bring Great PleasureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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