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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.225
চারিদিকে চারি সম্প্রদায় উচ্চৈঃস্বরে গায় ।
মধ্যে তাণ্ডব-নৃত্য করে গৌররায় ॥ ২২৫ ॥
cāri-dike cāri sampradāya uccaiḥsvare gāya
madhye tāṇḍava-nṛtya kare gaurarāya
On all four sides the four saṅkīrtana groups chanted very loudly, and in the middle Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced, jumping high.
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Four saṅkīrtana groups chanted on all four sides.
The groups chanted very loudly.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced in the middle, jumping high.
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”, “chanted”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the chanting groups and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's place among them?
Spend a few minutes chanting aloud today.
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