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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.70
‘বোল্’ ‘বোল্’ বলেন প্রভু শ্রীবাহু তুলিয়া ।
হরিধ্বনি করে লোক আনন্দে ভাসিয়া ॥ ৭০ ॥
‘bol’ ‘bol’ balena prabhu śrī-bāhu tuliyā
hari-dhvani kare loka ānande bhāsiyā
Raising His two arms, the Lord said, “Chant! Chant!” Floating in transcendental bliss, the people responded by chanting the holy name of Hari.
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The Lord raised His two arms and called out, “Chant! Chant!”
The people responded by chanting the holy name of Hari.
Their chanting took place as they floated in transcendental bliss.
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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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: “chant”, “holy name”, “hari”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you make a little time today to respond to the Lord’s call to chant?
Spend one quiet minute chanting the holy name of Hari.
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