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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.102
অবতরি’ প্রভু প্রচারিল সংকীর্তন ।
এহো বাহ্য হেতু, পূর্বে করিয়াছি সূচন ॥ ১০২ ॥
avatari’ prabhu pracārila saṅkīrtana
eho bāhya hetu, pūrve kariyāchi sūcana
The Lord came to propagate saṅkīrtana. That is an external purpose, as I have already indicated.
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The Lord came to propagate saṅkīrtana.
Spreading saṅkīrtana is described as an external purpose of His coming.
The author reminds the reader that he has already indicated this purpose.
Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.
The mood of Ādi 4 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:
The first purpose was to relish the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, who is the prime reciprocator of transcendental love of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the reservoir of transcendental loving transactions with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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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: “saṅkīrtana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you give saṅkīrtana a place in your day?
Set aside a few minutes today to chant the holy name with someone.
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