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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.55
কীর্তন দেখিয়া জগন্নাথ হরষিত ।
সংকীর্তন দেখে রথ করিয়া স্থগিত ॥ ৫৫ ॥
kīrtana dekhiyā jagannātha haraṣita
saṅkīrtana dekhe ratha kariyā sthagita
Lord Jagannātha was very much pleased by the saṅkīrtana, and He brought His car to a standstill just to see the performance.
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Lord Jagannātha was very much pleased by the saṅkīrtana.
He brought His car to a standstill.
He stopped His car just to see the performance.
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:
Lord Jagannātha took permission from the goddess of fortune and then started in the car for the Guṇḍicā temple. The road to the temple led along a broad, sandy beach, and on both sides of the road were residential quarters, houses and gardens.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: “saṅkīrtana”
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How does knowing that saṅkīrtana pleased Lord Jagannātha shape your desire to chant?
Spend a few minutes chanting today with the intention of pleasing Lord Jagannātha.
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