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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.162
আমার আলয়ে অহোরাত্র–সংকীর্তন ।
তাহাতে আইলা তেঁহো পাঞা নিমন্ত্রণ ॥ ১৬২ ॥
āmāra ālaye aho-rātra-saṅkīrtana
tāhāte āilā teṅho pāñā nimantraṇa
At my house there was saṅkīrtana day and night, and therefore he visited there, having been invited.
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Saṅkīrtana took place at the author’s house.
It continued day and night.
The visitor was invited and came because saṅkīrtana was taking place there.
Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
The mood of Ādi 5 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:
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja’s brother invited Śrī Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa, a great devotee of Lord Nityānanda, to his home, but a priest named Guṇārṇava Miśra did not receive him well, and Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī’s brother, not recognizing the glories of Lord Nityānanda, also took sides with the priest. Therefore Rāmadāsa became sorry, broke his flute and went away.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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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 could you make room for saṅkīrtana in your home?
Invite someone to join you for a few minutes of saṅkīrtana today.
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