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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.96
ঐছে প্রেম, ঐছে নৃত্য, ঐছে হরিধ্বনি ।
কাহাঁ নাহি দেখি, ঐছে কাহাঁ নাহি শুনি ॥ ৯৬ ॥
aiche prema, aiche nṛtya, aiche hari-dhvani
kāhāṅ nāhi dekhi, aiche kāhāṅ nāhi śuni
“I have never before seen such ecstatic love, nor heard the vibration of the holy name of the Lord chanted in such a way, nor seen such dancing during saṅkīrtana.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Mahārāja Pratāparudra had seen and heard many devotees perform saṅkīrtana at Jagannātha Purī. Yet the ecstatic love, chanting and dancing of the Lord’s associates were unique.
Members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness are encouraged to perform congregational saṅkīrtana at Māyāpur during Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s birthday ceremony. Such chanting can attract attention as the Lord’s associates attracted the King.
The associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu were unlimited during His presence on this planet. Anyone pure in life and devoted to His mission is to be understood as a nitya-siddha associate of the Lord.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
During Anavasara, while Lord Jagannātha was resting for fifteen days, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, being unable to see Lord Jagannātha, went to Ālālanātha. Later, when the devotees from Bengal came to see Him, He returned to Jagannātha Purī.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”, “holy name”
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”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I become more devoted to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mission while cultivating purity in my life?
Set aside a few minutes today to chant the holy name with another person in glorification of the Lord.
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