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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.57
আনন্দে করয়ে লোক ‘জয়’ ‘জয়’-ধ্বনি ।
‘জয় জগন্নাথ’ বই আর নাহি শুনি ॥ ৫৭ ॥
ānande karaye loka ‘jaya’ ‘jaya’-dhvani
‘jaya jagannātha’ ba-i āra nāhi śuni
When the car moved forward, everyone began to chant with great pleasure, “All glories! All glories!” and “All glories to Lord Jagannātha!” No one could hear anything else.
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When the car moved forward, everyone began to chant with great pleasure.
They called out, “All glories! All glories!” and “All glories to Lord Jagannātha!”
The chanting was so loud that no one could hear anything else.
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:
After this, when Lord Jagannātha’s ratha car stopped moving, King Pratāparudra called for many elephants to pull it, but they were unsuccessful. Seeing this, Lord Caitanya began to push the car from behind with His head, and the car began moving.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
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you give more joyful attention to praising Lord Jagannātha?
Today, take a moment to chant, “All glories to Lord Jagannātha!”
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