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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes
Madhya 14.62Madhya 14.64

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.63

আঙ্গিনাতে মহাপ্ৰভু লঞা ভক্তগণ ।

আনন্দে আরম্ভ কৈল নর্তন-কীর্তন ॥ ৬৩ ॥

āṅgināte mahāprabhu lañā bhakta-gaṇa

ānande ārambha kaila nartana-kīrtana

Translation

While Lord Jagannātha, Lord Balarāma and Subhadrā sat on their respective thrones, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees began to perform saṅkīrtana with great pleasure, chanting and dancing in the yard of the temple.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Joyful Saṅkīrtana Before the Lord

  1. 1

    Lord Jagannātha, Lord Balarāma and Subhadrā sat on their respective thrones.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees began to perform saṅkīrtana with great pleasure.

  3. 3

    They chanted and danced in the yard of the temple.

How it feels

Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.

The mood of Madhya 14 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 14: Performance of the Vṛndāvana Pastimes

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āṅginātein the yard of the temple
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. lañā bhakta-gaṇawith His devotees
  4. ānandein great pleasure
  5. ārambha kailabegan
  6. nartana-kīrtanachanting and dancing
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “saṅkīrtana”, “chanting”, “chanted”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What inspires you about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees chanting and dancing together?

Practice

Set aside a brief moment today for joyful chanting.

Live this todayJoyful Saṅkīrtana Before the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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