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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 12.26
উঠিল গোপাল প্রভুর স্পর্শ–ধ্বনি শুনি’ ।
আনন্দিত হঞা সবে করে হরিধ্বনি ॥ ২৬ ॥
uṭhila gopāla prabhura sparśa-dhvani śuni’
ānandita hañā sabe kare hari-dhvani
When he heard this sound and felt the touch of the Lord, Gopāla immediately got up, and all the Vaiṣṇavas chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra in jubilation.
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Gopāla heard the Lord’s sound and felt His touch.
He immediately got up.
All the Vaiṣṇavas chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra in jubilation.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In his early life Gopāla fainted during the cleansing of the Guṇḍicā-mandira at Jagannātha Purī and thus became a recipient of the mercy of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The story of Kamalākānta Viśvāsa concerns his borrowing three hundred rupees from Pratāparudra Mahārāja to clear a debt of Advaita Ācārya’s, for which Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chastised him when He came to know of it.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 12
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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: “chanted”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about the Vaiṣṇavas’ joyful response?
Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra today, remembering the Vaiṣṇavas’ jubilation.
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