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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.205
অশ্রু-কম্প-পুলক-প্রেমে শরীর অস্থিরে ।
‘কৃষ্ণ’ বল, ‘কৃষ্ণ’ বল — বলে উচ্চৈঃস্বরে ॥ ২০৫ ॥
aśru-kampa-pulaka-preme śarīra asthire
‘kṛṣṇa’ bala, ‘kṛṣṇa’ bala — bale uccaiḥsvare
The Lord’s body was restless, and tears, trembling and jubilation were manifest. He said very loudly, “Chant ‘Kṛṣṇa!’ Chant ‘Kṛṣṇa!’”
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The Lord’s body was restless.
Tears, trembling and jubilation were manifest in Him.
He called out very loudly, “Chant ‘Kṛṣṇa!’ Chant ‘Kṛṣṇa!’”
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:
He bestowed His blessings upon the brāhmaṇa by accepting lunch at his place. Thereafter the Lord visited the twelve forests of Vṛndāvana and was filled with great ecstatic love.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.
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you respond today to the Lord’s call to chant Kṛṣṇa’s name?
Pause today and chant “Kṛṣṇa” aloud with attention.
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