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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 18.74
সবে মেলি’ উচ্চ করি’ করেন সঙ্কীর্তনে ।
উচ্চ করি’ কৃষ্ণনাম কহেন প্রভুর কাণে ॥ ৭৪ ॥
sabe meli’ ucca kari’ karena saṅkīrtane
ucca kari’ kṛṣṇa-nāma kahena prabhura kāṇe
They all performed saṅkīrtana, loudly chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa into the Lord’s ear.
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All the devotees performed saṅkīrtana together.
They loudly chanted the holy name of Kṛṣṇa into the Lord’s ear.
Their chanting continued until the Lord responded to the sound of the holy name.
Desperate longing and relief. Mistaking the sea for Yamunā, the Lord enters it; devotees find and revive Him.
The mood of Antya 18 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:
Thereafter, when the devotees chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra loudly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to His external consciousness. Then they brought Him back to His own residence.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 18
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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: “saṅkīrtana”, “chanting”, “holy name”
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: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I give more attention to the sound of Kṛṣṇa’s holy name?
Today, chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name aloud for one minute, listening carefully.
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