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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.38
তার মধ্যে ছয় বৎসর ভক্তগণ–সঙ্গে ।
প্রেমভক্তি লওয়াইল নৃত্য–গীত–রঙ্গে ॥ ৩৮ ॥
tāra madhye chaya vatsara bhaktagaṇa-saṅge
prema-bhakti laoyāila nṛtya-gīta-raṅge
For six of the eighteen years He continuously stayed in Jagannātha Purī, He regularly performed kīrtana, inducing all the devotees to love Kṛṣṇa simply by chanting and dancing.
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The verse describes six of the eighteen years He continuously stayed in Jagannātha Purī.
During these six years, He regularly performed kīrtana.
Simply by chanting and dancing, He induced all the devotees to love Kṛṣṇa.
Jubilation and hope. The Lord appears in Navadvīpa; the theological promise becomes a lived story.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Within the Lord’s antya-līlā, the first six years of His sannyāsa life are called the madhya-līlā. During this time, Caitanya Mahāprabhu toured southern India, went to Vṛndāvana, returned from Vṛndāvana and preached the saṅkīrtana movement.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 13
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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: “chanting”, “kīrtana”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How could you make chanting a more regular part of your day?
Choose a time today for a few minutes of kīrtana.
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