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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.166
সেই সব লোক হয় বাউলের প্রায় ।
‘কৃষ্ণ’ কহি’ নাচে, কান্দে, গড়াগড়ি যায় ॥ ১৬৬ ॥
sei saba loka haya bāulera prāya
‘kṛṣṇa’ kahi’ nāce, kānde, gaḍāgaḍi yāya
“All these people become like madmen. They simply chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and dance. Sometimes they even cry and roll on the ground.
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The people were described as becoming like madmen.
They simply chanted the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and danced.
Sometimes they also cried and rolled on the ground.
Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Mahārāja Pratāparudra made various arrangements for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s trip to Vṛndāvana. When He crossed the river Citrotpalā, Rāmānanda Rāya, Mardarāja and Haricandana went with Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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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: “chant”, “holy name”, “chanted”
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How central is the holy name of Kṛṣṇa in this description?
Spend a few minutes today chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.
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