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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.142
এইমত কতক্ষণ নৃত্য যে করিয়া ।
বিশ্রাম করিলা প্রভু সময় বুঝিয়া ॥ ১৪২ ॥
ei-mata kata-kṣaṇa nṛtya ye kariyā
viśrāma karilā prabhu samaya bujhiyā
The Lord thus chanted and danced for some time. Finally, understanding the circumstances, He stopped.
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The Lord continued chanting and dancing for some time.
He understood the circumstances.
Finally, He stopped His chanting and dancing.
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:
There was also some humorous talk between Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu during prasādam. Advaita Prabhu said that Nityānanda Prabhu was unknown to anyone and that it was not the duty of a householder brāhmaṇa to accept dinner with a person unknown in society.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: “chanted”, “chanting”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can you learn from the Lord’s attention to the circumstances?
Before ending an activity today, pause briefly to consider the circumstances around you.
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