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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.96
‘হরি’ বলি’ নারীগণ দেই হুলাহুলি ।
স্বর্গে বাদ্য–নৃত্য করে দেব কুতূহলী ॥ ৯৬ ॥
‘hari’ bali’ nārīgaṇa dei hulāhuli
svarge vādya-nṛtya kare deva kutūhalī
While all the ladies vibrated the holy name of Hari on earth, in the heavenly planets dancing and music were going on, for the demigods were very curious.
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All the ladies on earth vibrated the holy name of Hari.
Dancing and music were taking place in the heavenly planets.
The demigods were very curious.
Jubilation and hope. The Lord appears in Navadvīpa; the theological promise becomes a lived story.
The mood of Ādi 13 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:
After hearing of the birth of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, learned scholars and brāhmaṇas, bringing many gifts, came to see the newborn baby. Nīlāmbara Cakravartī, who was a great astrologer, immediately prepared a horoscope, and by astrological calculation he saw that the child was a great personality.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 13
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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: “holy name”, “hari”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice in this picture of chanting on earth and celebration in heaven?
Sing the holy name of Hari for a brief moment today.
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