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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.79
অক্রূরের লোক আইসে প্রভুরে দেখিতে ।
লোক-ভিড়ে স্বচ্ছন্দে নারে ‘কীর্তন’ করিতে ॥ ৭৯ ॥
akrūrera loka āise prabhure dekhite
loka-bhiḍe svacchande nāre ‘kīrtana’ karite
All the people who lived near Akrūra-tīrtha came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and due to the large crowds, the Lord could not peacefully chant the holy name.
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All the people who lived near Akrūra-tīrtha came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Their visits brought large crowds.
Due to these crowds, the Lord could not peacefully chant the holy name.
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:
After visiting Nandīśvara, Pāvana-sarovara, Śeṣaśāyī, Khelā-tīrtha, Bhāṇḍīravana, Bhadravana, Lohavana and Mahāvana, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Gokula and then finally returned to Mathurā. Seeing a great crowd in Mathurā, He moved His residence near Akrūra-ghāṭa, and from there He went every day to Vṛndāvana to see Kālīya-hrada, Dvādaśāditya-ghāṭa, Keśī-ghāṭa, Rāsa-sthalī, Cīra-ghāṭa and Āmli-talā.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: “chant”, “holy name”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What interruptions make it difficult for you to chant peacefully?
Choose a few minutes today when you can chant the holy name without interruptions.
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