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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.87
প্ৰভু-পাছে বুলে আচার্য করিয়া হুঙ্কার ।
‘হরিবোল’ ‘হরিবোল’ বলে বার বার ॥ ৮৭ ॥
prabhu-pāche bule ācārya kariyā huṅkāra
‘hari-bola’ ‘hari-bola’ bale bāra bāra
Advaita Ācārya would walk behind the Lord and loudly chant “Haribol! Haribol!” again and again.
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Advaita Ācārya walked behind the Lord.
As He walked, He loudly chanted “Haribol! Haribol!”
He repeated this chanting again and again.
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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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: “chant”, “haribol”, “chanted”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you make a little time today to chant “Haribol” with attention?
Chant “Haribol! Haribol!” aloud several times today.
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