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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.93
কতেক কহিব, এই দেখ যত জন ।
চৈতন্যের গণ, সব — চৈতন্যজীবন ॥ ৯৩ ॥
kateka kahiba, ei dekha yata jana
caitanyera gaṇa, saba — caitanya-jīvana
“How many names shall I speak to you? All the devotees you see here are associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is their life and soul.”
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The speaker asks how many names he should continue to give.
All the devotees present are associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is their life and soul.
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:
While Advaita Ācārya and the other devotees were coming to Jagannātha Purī, Svarūpa Dāmodara and Govinda, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s two personal assistants, went to receive all the devotees with garlands. From the roof of his palace, King Pratāparudra could see all the devotees arriving.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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In this verse: “associates”
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What does it mean to make Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu my life and soul?
Spend one quiet minute reflecting on the words “their life and soul.”
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