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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.38
কীর্তনীয়ার পরিশ্রম জানি’ গৌররায় ।
তাঁ-সবারে খাওয়াইতে প্রভুর মন ধায় ॥ ৩৮ ॥
kīrtanīyāra pariśrama jāni’ gaurarāya
tāṅ-sabāre khāoyāite prabhura mana dhāya
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu understood the labor of all the kīrtana chanters; therefore He was very eager to feed them sumptuously.
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All the kīrtana chanters had labored.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu understood their labor.
He was therefore very eager to feed them sumptuously.
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:
He then took the opportunity to massage the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The Lord, in His ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, immediately embraced the King and thus bestowed mercy upon him.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: “chanters”, “kīrtana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you become more attentive to the effort of those engaged in kīrtana?
Make one small arrangement today to help provide a meal for someone who takes part in kīrtana.
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