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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.224
‘বেড়ানৃত্য’ মহাপ্রভু করি’ কতক্ষণ ।
মন্দিরের পাছে রহি’ করয়ে কীর্তন ॥ ২২৪ ॥
‘beḍā-nṛtya’ mahāprabhu kari’ kata-kṣaṇa
mandirera pāche rahi’ karaye kīrtana
After circumambulating the temple, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for some time remained at the rear of the temple and continued His saṅkīrtana.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu circumambulated the temple.
Afterward, He remained for some time at the rear of the temple.
While remaining there, He continued His saṅkīrtana.
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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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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