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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.72
রথযাত্রা-দিনে প্রভু কীর্তন আরম্ভিলা ।
পূর্ববৎ সাত সম্প্রদায় পৃথক্ করিলা ॥ ৭২ ॥
ratha-yātrā-dine prabhu kīrtana ārambhilā
pūrvavat sāta sampradāya pṛthak karilā
On the day of the car festival, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began the congregational chanting. As He had done previously, He divided all the devotees into seven groups.
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On the day of the car festival, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began the congregational chanting.
He divided all the devotees into seven groups.
He had arranged the devotees this way previously as well.
Pride softened by grace. Humor and correction lead toward humility and a relationship of devotion.
The mood of Antya 7 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:
There was some joking behavior between these two personalities, and finally Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu corrected Vallabha Bhaṭṭa and sympathetically accepted an invitation from him. Before this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw that Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was greatly attached to Gadādhara Paṇḍita.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 7
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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: “chanting”, “congregational”
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: “festival”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I make room today for chanting with others?
Invite someone to join you in a few minutes of chanting the holy name.
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