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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.71
কভু অদ্বৈতে নাচায়, কভু নিত্যানন্দে ।
কভু হরিদাসে নাচায়, কভু অচ্যুতানন্দে ॥ ৭১ ॥
kabhu advaite nācāya, kabhu nityānande
kabhu haridāse nācāya, kabhu acyutānande
By chanting and dancing, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu induced Advaita Ācārya to dance. Sometimes He induced Nityānanda Prabhu, Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Acyutānanda to dance.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chanted and danced.
By His chanting and dancing, He induced Advaita Ācārya to dance.
Sometimes He induced Nityānanda Prabhu, Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Acyutānanda to dance.
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:
When there was an offering of prasādam in the garden, Lord Caitanya also partook of it. After this, when Lord Jagannātha’s ratha car stopped moving, King Pratāparudra called for many elephants to pull it, but they were unsuccessful.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: “chanting”, “haridāsa”, “chanted”
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How can your own participation warmly encourage others to chant and dance?
Join in chanting and dancing today, and warmly invite someone to participate.
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