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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.217
কীর্তনের ধ্বনি মহামঙ্গল উঠিল ।
চতুর্দশ লোক ভরি’ ব্রহ্মাণ্ড ভেদিল ॥ ২১৭ ॥
kīrtanera dhvani mahā-maṅgala uṭhila
caturdaśa loka bhari’ brahmāṇḍa bhedila
When the tumultuous vibration of saṅkīrtana resounded, all good fortune immediately awakened, and the sound penetrated the whole universe through the fourteen planetary systems.
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The tumultuous vibration of saṅkīrtana resounded.
All good fortune immediately awakened.
The sound penetrated the whole universe through the fourteen planetary systems.
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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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”
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