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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.189
প্রেমে মত্ত অঙ্গ ডাহিনে–বামে দোলে ।
‘কৃষ্ণ’ ‘কৃষ্ণ’ বলিয়া গম্ভীর বোল বলে ॥ ১৮৯ ॥
preme matta aṅga ḍāhine-vāme dole
‘kṛṣṇa’ ‘kṛṣṇa’ baliyā gambhīra bola bale
His body moved to and fro, right and left, for He was absorbed in ecstasy. He chanted “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa” in a deep voice.
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His body moved to and fro, right and left.
These movements came from His absorption in ecstasy.
He chanted “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa” in a deep voice.
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:
The Śvetadvīpa in the abode of Kṛṣṇa is identical with Vṛndāvana-dhāma, which is the place where Kṛṣṇa appears Himself to display His loving pastimes. In the Śvetadvīpa within every universe is a Śeṣa form of Godhead who serves Viṣṇu by assuming the form of His umbrella, slippers, couch, pillows, garments, residence, sacred thread, throne and so on.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: “chanted”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about His absorption while chanting?
Spend one quiet minute chanting “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa” attentively.
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