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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 14.102

সানন্দে সকল বৈষ্ণব বলে ‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ ।

উঠিল মঙ্গলধ্বনি চতুর্দিক ভরি’ ॥ ১০২ ॥

sānande sakala vaiṣṇava bale ‘hari’ ‘hari’

uṭhila maṅgala-dhvani catur-dik bhari’

Translation

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stood up, all the Vaiṣṇavas loudly chanted, “Hari! Hari!” in great jubilation. The auspicious sound filled the air in all directions.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Joyful Chanting Fills Every Direction

  1. 1

    When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stood up, all the Vaiṣṇavas responded with great jubilation.

  2. 2

    They loudly chanted, “Hari! Hari!” Their joy found expression in the holy name.

  3. 3

    The translation calls this sound auspicious and describes it as filling the air in all directions.

How it feels

Intense yearning. Darśana, dreams, and visions of Vraja bring overwhelming separation.

The mood of Antya 14 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 14: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Feelings of Separation from Kṛṣṇa

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

As He ran toward it, He became stunned, and then the eight ecstatic transformations appeared in His body due to great love for Kṛṣṇa. At that time all the devotees chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra to pacify Him.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. sa-ānandewith great pleasure
  2. sakalaall
  3. vaiṣṇavadevotees
  4. balechanted
  5. hari harithe holy name of the Lord
  6. uṭhilathere arose
  7. maṅgala-dhvanian auspicious sound
  8. catuḥ-dikall directions
  9. bhari’filling
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Key ideas in this verse

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: “chanted”, “hari”, “holy name”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might I express joy through chanting the holy name?

Practice

Chant “Hari! Hari!” aloud today, giving your attention to the auspicious sound.

Live this todayJoyful Chanting Fills Every DirectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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