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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.140
তর্জ–গর্জ করে লোক, করে কোলাহল ।
গৌরচন্দ্ৰ–বলে লোক প্রশ্রয়–পাগল ॥ ১৪০ ॥
tarja-garja kare loka, kare kolāhala
gauracandra-bale loka praśraya-pāgala
Murmuring in anger and making a roaring sound, the people, under the protection of Lord Caitanya, became mad through such indulgence.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Kazi had issued an order forbidding kīrtana, congregational chanting of the holy name of the Lord.
When Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard about this, He ordered civil disobedience to the Kazi’s order.
Under Lord Caitanya’s protection, the people murmured angrily and roared. The devotees were naturally enthusiastic, although agitated, and made loud cries.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.
The mood of Ādi 17 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 the ecstatic love of the gopīs, all worshipable forms but Kṛṣṇa are rejected. Among all the gopīs, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī has the highest ecstatic love.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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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”, “holy name”, “kīrtana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the devotees’ response reveal about the importance of congregational chanting to them?
Set aside a few minutes today to chant the holy name of the Lord.
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