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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.48
অঙ্গনে আরম্ভিলা প্রভু মহাসঙ্কীর্তন ।
বক্রেশ্বর-পণ্ডিত তাহাঁ করেন নর্তন ॥ ৪৮ ॥
aṅgane ārambhilā prabhu mahā-saṅkīrtana
vakreśvara-paṇḍita tāhāṅ karena nartana
Upon hearing this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately began great congregational chanting in the courtyard. Vakreśvara Paṇḍita was the chief dancer.
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Upon hearing Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s reply, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately begins great congregational chanting.
The chanting takes place in the courtyard, bringing the assembled devotees together.
Vakreśvara Paṇḍita is the chief dancer during the chanting.
Sacred grief and gratitude. The Lord personally honors Haridāsa’s departure and leads the funeral observances.
The mood of Antya 11 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:
In this chapter it is described how Brahmā Haridāsa Ṭhākura gave up his body with the consent of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and how the Lord Himself personally performed the funeral ceremony and carried the body to the sea. He personally entombed the body, covered it with sand and erected a platform on the site.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 11
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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: “chanting”, “congregational”, “haridāsa”
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: “assembled”, “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I make room for chanting together with others?
Invite someone to join you in a few minutes of chanting today.
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