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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.199
শুক, পিক, ভৃঙ্গ প্রভুরে দেখি’ ‘পঞ্চম’ গায় ।
শিখিগণ নৃত্য করি’ প্রভু-আগে যায় ॥ ১৯৯ ॥
śuka, pika, bhṛṅga prabhure dekhi’ ‘pañcama’ gāya
śikhi-gaṇa nṛtya kari’ prabhu-āge yāya
Bumblebees and birds like the parrot and cuckoo all began to sing loudly on the fifth note, and the peacocks began to dance in front of the Lord.
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Bumblebees and birds like the parrot and cuckoo began to sing.
They all sang loudly on the fifth note.
The peacocks began to dance in front of the Lord.
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:
Thereafter the Lord visited the twelve forests of Vṛndāvana and was filled with great ecstatic love. As He toured the Vṛndāvana forests, He heard the chirping of parrots and other birds.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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