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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.40
‘কৃষ্ণ কৃষ্ণ কহ’ করি’ প্রভু যবে বলিল ।
‘কৃষ্ণ’ কহি’ ব্যাঘ্র-মৃগ নাচিতে লাগিল ॥ ৪০ ॥
‘kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kaha’ kari’ prabhu yabe balila
‘kṛṣṇa’ kahi’ vyāghra-mṛga nācite lāgila
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said “Chant ‘Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!’” the tigers and deer began to chant “Kṛṣṇa!” and dance.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Chant ‘Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!’”
In response, the tigers and deer began to chant “Kṛṣṇa!”
The tigers and deer also began to dance.
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:
North of Kaṭaka, He penetrated a dense forest and came upon many tigers and elephants, whom He engaged in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. Whenever the Lord had a chance to visit a village, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya would beg alms and acquire some rice and vegetables.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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you respond today to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s invitation to chant?
Take a quiet moment today to chant “Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!” attentively.
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