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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.46
গৌড়ীয়া-সম্প্রদায় সব করেন কীর্তন ।
প্রভুর মিলনে উঠে প্রেমের ক্রন্দন ॥ ৪৬ ॥
gauḍīyā-sampradāya saba karena kīrtana
prabhura milane uṭhe premera krandana
The Gauḍīya-sampradāya, consisting of all the devotees from Bengal, began congregational chanting. When they met the Lord, they began to cry loudly in ecstatic love.
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The Gauḍīya-sampradāya consisted of the devotees from Bengal.
These devotees began congregational chanting, joining their voices together.
When they met the Lord, they cried loudly in ecstatic love. Their tears expressed the love of this meeting.
Tender service. Food prepared and carried with love becomes a medium of intimate exchange.
The mood of Antya 10 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 day when all the devotees arrived at Jagannātha Purī, Lord Govinda was enjoying sporting pastimes in the waters of the lake known as Narendra-sarovara. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also enjoyed the ceremony in the water with His devotees.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 10
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “chanting”, “congregational”
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”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this scene help you see chanting as an expression of devotion?
Spend a few minutes chanting, joining other devotees if possible.
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