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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.167
নিত্যানন্দ বলি’ যবে করেন হুঙ্কার ।
তাহা দেখি’ লোকের হয় মহা–চমৎকার ॥ ১৬৭ ॥
nityānanda bali’ yabe karena huṅkāra
tāhā dekhi’ lokera haya mahā-camatkāra
Whenever he shouted aloud the name Nityānanda, the people around him were filled with great wonder and astonishment.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
He shouted aloud the name Nityānanda.
The people around him heard his calling.
Whenever he called out, they were filled with great wonder and astonishment.
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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What draws your attention to the people's response when he called the name Nityānanda?
Say the name Nityānanda aloud today, giving it your attention.
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