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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.161
লোকে কহে প্রভু দেখি’ হঞা বিস্ময় ।
ঐছে হেন প্রেম ‘লৌকিক’ কভু নয় ॥ ১৬১ ॥
loke kahe prabhu dekhi’ hañā vismaya
aiche hena prema ‘laukika’ kabhu naya
When the people saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dancing and chanting, they were struck with wonder, and they all said, “Such transcendental love is never an ordinary thing.”
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The people saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dancing and chanting.
They were struck with wonder at what they saw.
They all recognized, “Such transcendental love is never an ordinary thing.”
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
The mood of Madhya 17 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:
The Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa was very sorry about this, and he brought the news to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, inquiring from Him why the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs did not utter the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. In reply, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that they were offenders and that one should not associate with them.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the people’s response help you appreciate His dancing and chanting?
Read the people’s words slowly and pause to consider their sense of wonder.
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