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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.72
আপনি নাচিতে যবে প্ৰভুর মন হৈল ।
সাত সম্প্রদায় তবে একত্র করিল ॥ ৭২ ॥
āpani nācite yabe prabhura mana haila
sāta sampradāya tabe ekatra karila
When the Lord Himself wanted to dance, all seven groups combined together.
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The Lord Himself wanted to dance.
There were seven groups.
When the Lord wanted to dance, all seven groups combined together.
Public ecstasy with inward longing. The festival’s collective joy carries the profound Vraja mood of meeting and separation.
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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.
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: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about all seven groups coming together when the Lord wanted to dance?
Write one sentence describing how the seven groups responded to the Lord’s desire.
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