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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.216
অষ্ট মৃদঙ্গ বাজে, বত্রিশ করতাল ।
হরিধ্বনি করে সবে, বলে — ভাল, ভাল ॥ ২১৬ ॥
aṣṭa mṛdaṅga bāje, batriśa karatāla
hari-dhvani kare sabe, bale — bhāla, bhāla
In the four groups there were eight mṛdaṅgas and thirty-two cymbals. All together they began to vibrate the transcendental sound, and everyone said, “Very good! Very good!”
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The four groups had eight mṛdaṅgas and thirty-two cymbals.
All together they began to vibrate the transcendental sound.
Everyone expressed appreciation, saying, “Very good! Very good!”
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After this, the Lord began performing saṅkīrtana, dividing all the devotees into four groups. After saṅkīrtana, all the devotees left for their residential quarters.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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