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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.160
লোক ‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ বলে, কোলাহল হৈল ।
‘কেশব’-সেবক প্রভুকে মালা পরাইল ॥ ১৬০ ॥
loka ‘hari’ ‘hari’ bale, kolāhala haila
‘keśava’-sevaka prabhuke mālā parāila
All the people then began to chant, “Hari! Hari!” and there was a great uproar. The priest in Lord Keśava’s service offered Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu a garland.
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All the people began to chant, “Hari! Hari!”
Their chanting created a great uproar.
The priest in Lord Keśava’s service offered Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu a garland.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
At Vārāṇasī, Vaidya Candraśekhara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s old friend, also rendered service unto Him. Seeing the behavior of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, a Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa informed Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, the leader of the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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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”, “hari”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”, “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What strikes you about everyone joining in the chanting?
Chant “Hari! Hari!” aloud for a short time today.
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