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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 15.91
‘বল্’ ‘বল্’ প্রভু বলেন, ভক্তগণ শুনি’ ।
চৌদিকেতে সবে মেলি’ করে হরিধ্বনি ॥ ৯১ ॥
‘bal’ ‘bal’ prabhu balena, bhakta-gaṇa śuni’
caudikete sabe meli’ kare hari-dhvani
When the devotees heard Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu say “Go on singing!” they all gathered around Him and began to chant the holy name of Hari in unison.
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The devotees heard Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ask them to go on singing.
They all gathered around Him in response.
Together, they began chanting the holy name of Hari in unison.
Absorbed searching. The Lord lives the gopīs’ search for Kṛṣṇa with ecstatic transformations.
The mood of Antya 15 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:
Caitanya Mahāprabhu then exhibited the ecstatic transformations known as bhāvodaya, bhāva-sandhi, bhāva-śābalya and so on. The Lord experienced all eight kinds of ecstatic transformations, and He relished them very much.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 15
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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: “chant”, “holy name”, “hari”
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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How can I make time to chant the holy name with others?
Invite someone to join you in chanting the holy name of Hari for a few minutes today.
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