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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.35
নিত্যানন্দ, অদ্বৈত, হরিদাস, বক্রেশ্বরে ।
চারি জনে আজ্ঞা দিল নৃত্য করিবারে ॥ ৩৫ ॥
nityānanda, advaita, haridāsa, vakreśvare
cāri jane ājñā dila nṛtya karibāre
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered Nityānanda Prabhu, Advaita Ācārya, Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Vakreśvara Paṇḍita to dance in each of the four respective parties.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered dancing in each of the four parties.
Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Ācārya were each assigned to dance in a respective party.
Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Vakreśvara Paṇḍita were likewise each assigned to dance in a respective party.
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: “haridāsa”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “party”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the care taken to include a dancer in each party?
Read the four dancers’ names aloud today, noting that each received a place in one party.
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