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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.97
ভট্টাচার্য কহে এই মধুর বচন ।
চৈতন্যের সৃষ্টি — এই প্রেম-সংকীর্তন ॥ ৯৭ ॥
bhaṭṭācārya kahe ei madhura vacana
caitanyera sṛṣṭi — ei prema-saṅkīrtana
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya replied, “This sweet transcendental sound is a special creation of the Lord known as prema-saṅkīrtana, congregational chanting in love of Godhead.
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya describes the chanting as sweet transcendental sound.
He calls it a special creation of the Lord, known as prema-saṅkīrtana.
Prema-saṅkīrtana means congregational chanting in love of Godhead.
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:
The King also made promises to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, who hinted how the King might meet the Lord. During Anavasara, while Lord Jagannātha was resting for fifteen days, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, being unable to see Lord Jagannātha, went to Ālālanātha.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.
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: “love of godhead”, “prema-saṅkīrtana”
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: “chanting”, “congregational”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does knowing the meaning of prema-saṅkīrtana shape my approach to congregational chanting?
When joining congregational chanting today, remember its meaning: chanting in love of Godhead.
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