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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.47
যেই গ্রাম দিয়া যান, যাহাঁ করেন স্থিতি ।
সে-সব গ্রামের লোকের হয় ‘প্রেমভক্তি’ ॥ ৪৭ ॥
yei grāma diyā yāna, yāhāṅ karena sthiti
se-saba grāmera lokera haya ‘prema-bhakti’
In all the villages through which the Lord passed and in all the places He rested on His journey, everyone was purified and awakened to ecstatic love of God.
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The Lord passed through villages during His journey.
His purifying influence reached both the villages He passed through and the places where He rested.
Everyone in those places was purified and awakened to ecstatic love of God.
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:
Early in the morning before sunrise, the Lord started for the town of Kaṭaka (Cuttack). 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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In this verse: “ecstatic love”
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