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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.59
সাত-সম্প্রদায়ে নৃত্য করে সাত জন ।
অদ্বৈত আচার্য, আর প্রভু-নিত্যানন্দ ॥ ৫৯ ॥
sāta-sampradāye nṛtya kare sāta jana
advaita ācārya, āra prabhu-nityānanda
In each of the seven groups was a principal dancer, such as Advaita Ācārya or Lord Nityānanda.
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Each of the seven groups had a principal dancer.
Advaita Ācārya and Lord Nityānanda were among these principal dancers.
As the groups chanted, each had someone taking a leading role in dancing.
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: “chanted”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do I notice about the place of dancing in this shared chanting?
During a few minutes of chanting today, try accompanying the chant with simple dancing.
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