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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.58

বেড়া-সঙ্কীর্তন তাহাঁ আরম্ভ করিলা ।

সাত-সম্প্রদায় তবে গাইতে লাগিলা ॥ ৫৮ ॥

beḍā-saṅkīrtana tahāṅ ārambha karilā

sāta-sampradāya tabe gāite lāgilā

Translation

After seeing Lord Jagannātha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began His all-encompassing saṅkīrtana. He formed seven groups, which then began to chant.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Joining Together in Saṅkīrtana

  1. 1

    After seeing Lord Jagannātha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began His all-encompassing saṅkīrtana.

  2. 2

    He formed seven groups, which then began to chant.

  3. 3

    The purport identifies this as beḍā-saṅkīrtana and directs the reader to a fuller explanation elsewhere.

Key points from the purport
  • For an explanation of the beḍā-saṅkīrtana, one may refer to Madhya-līlā, chapter eleven, verses 215-238.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Antya 10: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Accepts Prasādam from His Devotees

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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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. beḍā-saṅkīrtanasurrounding congregational chanting
  2. tāhāṅthere
  3. ārambha karilābegan
  4. sāta-sampradāyaseven groups
  5. tabethereupon
  6. gāite lāgilābegan to chant
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Key ideas in this verse

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: “saṅkīrtana”, “chant”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make time to chant together with others?

Practice

Invite someone to spend a few minutes chanting with you today.

Live this todayJoining Together in SaṅkīrtanaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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