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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.128
পিকস্বর-কণ্ঠ, তাতে রাগের বিভাগ ।
একশ্লোক পড়িতে ফিরায় তিন-চারি রাগ ॥ ১২৮ ॥
pika-svara-kaṇṭha, tāte rāgera vibhāga
eka-śloka paḍite phirāya tina-cāri rāga
His voice was as sweet as a cuckoo’s, and he would recite each verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in three or four tunes. Thus his recitations were very sweet to hear.
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Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa’s voice was as sweet as a cuckoo’s.
He recited each verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in three or four tunes.
His voice and varied tunes made his recitations very sweet to hear.
Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.
The mood of Antya 13 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:
By this incident, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed everyone that sannyāsīs and Vaiṣṇavas should not hear women singing. When Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī left Vārāṇasī on his way to Jagannātha Purī after completing his education, he met Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa Paṇḍita.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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How might attentive listening help you appreciate the sweetness of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam recitation?
Listen attentively to a short recitation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam today.
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