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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.219
কীর্তন দেখি’ সবার মনে হৈল চমৎকার ।
কভু নাহি দেখি ঐছে প্রেমের বিকার ॥ ২১৯ ॥
kīrtana dekhi’ sabāra mane haila camatkāra
kabhu nāhi dekhi aiche premera vikāra
Everyone was astonished to see such a performance of saṅkīrtana, and they all agreed that never before had kīrtana been so performed and ecstatic love of God so exhibited.
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Everyone was astonished to see this performance of saṅkīrtana.
They all agreed that never before had kīrtana been performed in this way.
They also agreed that ecstatic love of God had never before been so exhibited.
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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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: “saṅkīrtana”, “kīrtana”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “ecstatic love”
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What does the gathering’s astonishment help you notice about the love expressed in this kīrtana?
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