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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.67
চারিদিকে ভক্তগণ করেন কীর্তন ।
বক্রেশ্বর-পণ্ডিত করেন আনন্দে নর্তন ॥ ৬৭ ॥
cāri-dike bhakta-gaṇa karena kīrtana
vakreśvara-paṇḍita karena ānande nartana
All around the body, the devotees performed congregational chanting, and Vakreśvara Paṇḍita danced in jubilation.
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The devotees gathered all around the body of Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
They performed congregational chanting together.
Vakreśvara Paṇḍita danced in jubilation, bringing joyful devotion to the gathering.
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:
He personally entombed the body, covered it with sand and erected a platform on the site. After taking a bath in the sea, He personally begged prasādam of Jagannātha from shopkeepers and distributed prasādam to the assembled devotees.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 11
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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: “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: “gathered”, “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might chanting with others help you express devotion?
Invite someone to join you in a brief moment of chanting the holy name today.
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