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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.58
‘হরি’ ‘কৃষ্ণ’-শব্দে সবে করে কোলাহল ।
প্রেমানন্দে মহাপ্রভু হইলা বিহ্বল ॥ ৫৮ ॥
‘hari’ ‘kṛṣṇa’-śabde sabe kare kolāhala
premānande mahāprabhu ha-ilā vihvala
There was a tumultuous noise as they all chanted the holy names “Hari” and “Kṛṣṇa.” Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became overwhelmed with ecstatic love.
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Everyone chanted the holy names “Hari” and “Kṛṣṇa.”
Their chanting made a tumultuous sound as they gathered around Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became overwhelmed with ecstatic love.
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: “chanted”, “hari”
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: “gathered”
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How can you give more attention to the holy names when you chant?
Spend one minute attentively chanting the holy names “Hari” and “Kṛṣṇa.”
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