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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.211
পাঠান-বৈষ্ণব’ বলি, হৈল তাঁর খ্যাতি ।
সর্বত্র গাহিয়া বুলে মহাপ্রভুর কীর্তি ॥ ২১১ ॥
pāṭhāna-vaiṣṇava bali’ haila tāṅra khyāti
sarvatra gāhiyā bule mahāprabhura kīrti
Later these very Pāṭhānas became celebrated as the Pāṭhāna Vaiṣṇavas. They toured all over the country and chanted the glorious activities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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These very Pāṭhānas later became celebrated as the Pāṭhāna Vaiṣṇavas.
They toured all over the country.
As they traveled, they chanted the glorious activities of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The same village today is known as the village of Pāṭhāna Vaiṣṇavas. After bathing in the Ganges at Soro, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrived at Prayāga, at the confluence of three rivers — the Ganges, Yamunā and Sarasvatī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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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: “chanted”
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