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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.14
মহাপ্ৰভু ‘মণিমা’ ‘মণিমা’ করে ধ্বনি ।
নানা-বাদ্য-কোলাহলে কিছুই না শুনি ॥ ১৪ ॥
mahāprabhu ‘maṇimā’ ‘maṇimā’ kare dhvani
nānā-vādya-kolāhale kichui nā śuni
While the Lord was transported from the throne to the car, tumultuous sounds were made on various musical instruments. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was chanting “Maṇimā! Maṇimā!” but He could not be heard.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
In Orissa, the word maṇimā is used to address a respectable person.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu respectfully addressed Lord Jagannātha by chanting “Maṇimā! Maṇimā!”
The tumultuous sounds of various musical instruments were so loud that His chanting could not be heard.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Public ecstasy with inward longing. The festival’s collective joy carries the profound Vraja mood of meeting and separation.
The mood of Madhya 13 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:
After bathing early in the morning, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the deities (Jagannātha, Baladeva and Subhadrā) get aboard their three cars. This function is called Pāṇḍu-vijaya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 13
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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: “chanting”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s use of “Maṇimā” teach you about respectful address?
Say “Maṇimā! Maṇimā!” once, remembering that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu used these words to respectfully address Lord Jagannātha.
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