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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.191
পারিষদগণে দেখি’ সব গোপ–বেশে।
‘কৃষ্ণ’ ‘কৃষ্ণ’ কহে সবে সপ্রেম আবেশে ॥ ১৯১ ॥
pāriṣada-gaṇe dekhi’ saba gopa-veśe
‘kṛṣṇa’ ‘kṛṣṇa’ kahe sabe saprema āveśe
His devotees, dressed like cowherd boys, surrounded His feet like so many bees and also chanted “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa,” absorbed in ecstatic love.
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His devotees were dressed like cowherd boys.
They surrounded His feet like so many bees.
They also chanted “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa,” absorbed in ecstatic love.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “ecstatic love”
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”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “cowherd”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the devotees’ shared chanting and love?
Chant “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa” for a minute while remembering the devotees gathered at His feet.
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