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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.223
শুনি’ প্রভু ‘হরি’ বলি’ উঠিলা আপনি ।
উঠিল বৈষ্ণব সব করি’ হরি–ধ্বনি ॥ ২২৩ ॥
śuni’ prabhu ‘hari’ bali’ uṭhilā āpani
uṭhila vaiṣṇava saba kari’ hari-dhvani
Hearing this, the Lord got up, chanting “Hari! Hari!” Following Him, all the other Vaiṣṇavas also got up, chanting the vibration of the holy name.
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Hearing the Kazi’s assurance, the Lord got up chanting “Hari! Hari!”
All the other Vaiṣṇavas also got up, following Him.
As they followed the Lord, they too chanted the vibration of the holy name.
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:
Similarly, mother Yaśodā is the Queen of Vrajabhūmi, and in the pastimes of Lord Caitanya she is Śacīmātā. Therefore the son of Śacī is the son of Yaśodā.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”, “hari”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I more willingly join others in chanting the holy name?
Take a quiet moment today to chant “Hari! Hari!”
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