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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.206
স্থাবর-জঙ্গম মিলি’ করে কৃষ্ণধ্বনি ।
প্রভুর গম্ভীর-স্বরে যেন প্রতিধ্বনি ॥ ২০৬ ॥
sthāvara-jaṅgama mili’ kare kṛṣṇa-dhvani
prabhura gambhīra-svare yena prati-dhvani
All moving and nonmoving creatures then began to vibrate the transcendental sound of Hare Kṛṣṇa, as if they were echoing the deep sound of Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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All moving and nonmoving creatures began to vibrate the transcendental sound of Hare Kṛṣṇa.
Their chanting was as if they were echoing Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The sound of Caitanya Mahāprabhu was deep.
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:
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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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.
What stands out to you about all moving and nonmoving creatures joining in this sound?
Chant “Hare Kṛṣṇa” aloud today and listen attentively to the sound.
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