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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.236
গজপতি রাজা শুনি’ কীর্তন-মহত্ত্ব ।
অট্টালিকা চড়ি’ দেখে স্বগণ-সহিত ॥ ২৩৬ ॥
gajapati rājā śuni’ kīrtana-mahattva
aṭṭālikā caḍi’ dekhe svagaṇa-sahita
Hearing the greatness of the saṅkīrtana, King Pratāparudra went up to the top of his palace and watched the performance with his personal associates.
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King Pratāparudra heard of the greatness of the saṅkīrtana.
He went up to the top of his palace to watch.
His personal associates watched the performance with him.
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:
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.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associates”
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How did hearing about the saṅkīrtana move King Pratāparudra to act?
Set aside a few minutes today to watch a saṅkīrtana performance attentively.
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