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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.42
প্রেমাবেশে নাচে প্রভু হরিধ্বনি করি’ ।
ঊর্ধ্ববাহু করি’ বলে — বল ‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ ॥ ৪২ ॥
premāveśe nāce prabhu hari-dhvani kari’
ūrdhva-bāhu kari’ bale — bala ‘hari’ ‘hari’
The Lord was loudly chanting the holy name of Hari. Dancing in ecstatic love and raising His arms, He asked everyone to chant “Hari! Hari!”
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The Lord loudly chanted the holy name of Hari.
He danced in ecstatic love and raised His arms.
He asked everyone to chant “Hari! Hari!”
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
They appointed some brāhmaṇas to perform puraścaraṇa ceremonies and chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī deposited ten thousand gold coins with a grocer, and the balance he brought in two boats to a place called Bāklā Candradvīpa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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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: “chanting”, “holy name”, “hari”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “ecstatic love”
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How can you respond today to the Lord’s invitation to chant?
Spend one minute chanting “Hari! Hari!” aloud.
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