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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.81
কৃষ্ণপ্রেমে উন্মত্ত, বিহ্বল দিগম্বর ।
কৃষ্ণ–গুণ–লীলা গায়, নাচে নিরন্তর ॥ ৮১ ॥
kṛṣṇa-preme unmatta, vihvala digambara
kṛṣṇa-guṇa-līlā gāya, nāce nirantara
Intoxicated by ecstatic love for Lord Kṛṣṇa, he becomes overwhelmed and incessantly dances without clothing and sings about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s qualities and pastimes.
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He is intoxicated by ecstatic love for Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Overwhelmed by that love, he incessantly dances without clothing.
He sings about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s qualities and pastimes.
Devotional appeal. The glory of Advaita frames service as the deepest form of greatness.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
That Advaita, the superintendent of the cosmic manifestation, has descended in the form of Advaita Ācārya to associate with Lord Caitanya. When He is addressed as the servitor of Lord Caitanya, His glories are magnified because unless one is invigorated by this mentality of servitorship one cannot understand the mellows derived from devotional service to the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 6
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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”
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How might singing about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s qualities help you express your devotion?
Spend a moment singing about a quality of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
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