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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.237
নিত্যানন্দ বিনা প্রভুকে ধরে কোন্ জন ।
প্রভুর আবেশ না যায়, না রহে কীর্তন ॥ ২৩৭ ॥
nityānanda vinā prabhuke dhare kon jana
prabhura āveśa nā yāya, nā rahe kīrtana
Only Nityānanda Prabhu could catch Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, but the ecstatic mood of the Lord would not stop. At the same time, kīrtana could not be continued.
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Only Nityānanda Prabhu could catch Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The Lord’s ecstatic mood would not stop.
At the same time, kīrtana could not be continued.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
During that time, there was much talk about the pastimes of the gopīs. When the ratha was again being drawn and the chanting resumed, two devotees from Kulīna-grāma — Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān — were requested to bring silk ropes every year for the Ratha-yātrā ceremony.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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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: “kīrtana”
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What does this verse help you notice about the intensity of the Lord’s ecstatic mood?
Reread the verse today and pause over the words describing the Lord’s continuing ecstatic mood.
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