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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.139
এই মত কীর্তন করি’ নগরে ভ্রমিলা ।
ভ্রমিতে ভ্রমিতে সভে কাজীদ্বারে গেলা ॥ ১৩৯ ॥
ei mata kīrtana kari’ nagare bhramilā
bhramite bhramite sabhe kājī-dvāre gelā
Performing kīrtana in this way, circumambulating through every nook and corner of the city, they finally reached the door of the Kazi.
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They continued performing kīrtana as they moved through the city.
Their circumambulation took them through every nook and corner.
They finally reached the door of the Kazi.
Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Finally, the chapter shows that the same son of mother Yaśodā, Lord Kṛṣṇa, tasted four transcendental mellows of devotional service in His form of Śacīnandana, the son of mother Śacī. To understand Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s ecstatic love for Him, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa assumed the form of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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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: “kīrtana”
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What strikes you about kīrtana continuing throughout their journey?
Chant for a few minutes while taking a short walk today.
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