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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.137
চারিদিকে ভক্তগণ করেন কীর্তন ।
মধ্যে নৃত্য করেন প্রভু মত্তসিংহ-সম ॥ ১৩৭ ॥
cāri-dike bhakta-gaṇa karena kīrtana
madhye nṛtya karena prabhu matta-siṁha-sama
All around Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu all the devotees performed congregational chanting. The Lord, just like a maddened lion, danced in the middle.
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All the devotees performed congregational chanting around Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The Lord danced in the middle of the devotees.
His dancing is compared to that of a maddened lion.
Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 12 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:
Then the son of Advaita Prabhu named Gopāla fainted during kīrtana, and when he did not come to his senses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu favored him by awakening him. There was also some humorous talk between Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu during prasādam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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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.
What stands out to you about the devotees chanting together around the Lord?
Spend a few minutes chanting today, together with others if possible.
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