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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.40
তাহাঞি আরম্ভ কৈল কৃষ্ণ-সংকীর্তন ।
নাচিতে নাচিতে চলি’ আইলা দুইজন ॥ ৪০ ॥
tāhāñi ārambha kaila kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana
nācite nācite cali’ āilā dui-jana
Indeed, They began chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa on that very spot, and in this way, dancing and dancing, Advaita Ācārya and Nityānanda Prabhu reached Jagannātha Purī.
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Advaita Ācārya and Nityānanda Prabhu began chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa on that very spot.
They continued onward, dancing and dancing.
In this way, They reached Jagannātha Purī.
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:
In due course of time, all the devotees of Bengal visited Jagannātha Purī for the third year. This time, all the wives of the Vaiṣṇavas brought many types of food, intending to extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.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: “chanting”, “holy name”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can you make time to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa right where you are?
Pause where you are and spend a minute chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.
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