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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.213
সবা লঞা গেলা প্রভু জগন্নাথালয় ।
কীর্তন আরম্ভ তথা কৈল মহাশয় ॥ ২১৩ ॥
sabā lañā gelā prabhu jagannāthālaya
kīrtana ārambha tathā kaila mahāśaya
The great Personality of Godhead, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, then took all of them to the temple of Jagannātha and began the congregational chanting of the holy name there.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is described as the great Personality of Godhead.
He took all of them to the temple of Jagannātha.
There He began the congregational chanting of the holy name.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
The mood of Madhya 11 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:
Haridāsa Ṭhākura also came, and due to his humble and submissive attitude, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave him a nice solitary place near the temple. After this, the Lord began performing saṅkīrtana, dividing all the devotees into four groups.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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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”, “holy name”, “congregational”
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What does the Lord’s example inspire in your approach to chanting the holy name?
Invite someone to chant the holy name with you for a few minutes today.
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