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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.94
শান্তিপুরে আচার্যের গৃহে আগমন ।
প্রথম ভিক্ষা কৈল তাহাঁ, রাত্রে সংকীর্তন ॥ ৯৪ ॥
śāntipure ācāryera gṛhe āgamana
prathama bhikṣā kaila tāhāṅ, rātre saṅkīrtana
After three days, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu came to the house of Advaita Ācārya at Śāntipura and accepted alms there. This was His first acceptance of alms. At night He performed congregational chanting there.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
It appears that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu forgot to eat for three continuous days in His transcendental ecstasy.
Nityānanda Prabhu brought Him to Advaita Prabhu’s house at Śāntipura after identifying the Ganges as the Yamunā. There the Lord accepted food, His first acceptance of alms.
During His stay, the Lord saw His mother, Śacīdevī. Every night He performed congregational chanting with all the devotees.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 1 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:
In this chapter there is a summary description of all the pastimes performed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu during the middle period of His activities as well as the six years at the end of His activities. All of these are described in brief.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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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: “chanting”, “congregational”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “yamunā”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I make time to chant with other devotees?
Join another devotee for a few minutes of congregational chanting today.
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