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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.73
চেতন পাঞা পুনঃ গড়াগড়ি যায় ।
হাসে, কান্দে, নাচে, পড়ে, উচ্চৈঃস্বরে গায় ॥ ৭৩ ॥
cetana pāñā punaḥ gaḍāgaḍi yāya
hāse, kānde, nāce, paḍe, uccaiḥ-svare gāya
When the Lord regained His senses, He began to roll on the ground. He would sometimes laugh, cry, dance and fall down. He would also chant very loudly.
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When the Lord regained His senses, He began to roll on the ground.
He would sometimes laugh, cry, dance and fall down.
He would also chant very loudly.
Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
The mood of Madhya 18 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:
However, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu regained His senses, His associates were released. He talked with a person who was supposed to be a holy man in the party.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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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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What stands out to you in this description of the Lord’s chanting?
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