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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.168
এত কহি’ সেই চর ‘হরি’ ‘কৃষ্ণ’ গায় ।
হাসে, কান্দে, নাচে, গায় বাউলের প্রায় ॥ ১৬৮ ॥
eta kahi’ sei cara ‘hari’ ‘kṛṣṇa’ gāya
hāse, kānde, nāce, gāya bāulera prāya
After saying this, the messenger began to chant the holy names of Hari and Kṛṣṇa. He also began to laugh and cry, dance and sing exactly like a madman.
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After speaking, the messenger began to chant the holy names of Hari and Kṛṣṇa.
He began to laugh and cry.
He also danced and sang, appearing exactly like a madman.
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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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: “chant”, “names of”, “hari”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What strikes you about the messenger’s response as he chants the holy names?
Spend a brief moment today chanting the holy names of Hari and Kṛṣṇa.
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