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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.47
এইমত ভক্তগণ রহিলা চারি মাস ।
প্ৰভুর সহিত করে কীর্তন-বিলাস ॥ ৪৭ ॥
ei-mata bhakta-gaṇa rahilā cāri māsa
prabhura sahita kare kīrtana-vilāsa
For four continuous months all the devotees remained there and enjoyed chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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All the devotees remained there for four continuous months.
They chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
They enjoyed this chanting together.
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:
When the devotees arrived, Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent His blessings in the form of garlands. In that year also, the Guṇḍicā temple was cleansed, and when the Cāturmāsya period was over, all the devotees returned to their homes in Bengal.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: “chanting”, “chanted”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I make more room for joyful chanting in my day?
Spend a few minutes chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra today, with another devotee if possible.
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