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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.112
সন্ধ্যাতে আচার্য আরম্ভিল সঙ্কীর্তন ।
আচার্য নাচেন, প্রভু করেন দর্শন ॥ ১১২ ॥
sandhyāte ācārya ārambhila saṅkīrtana
ācārya nācena, prabhu karena darśana
As soon as it was evening, Advaita Ācārya began the congregational chanting. He even began to dance Himself, and the Lord saw the performance.
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As soon as evening came, Advaita Ācārya began the congregational chanting.
Advaita Ācārya also began to dance Himself.
The Lord watched the performance.
Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
The mood of Madhya 3 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:
In the evening there was a mass saṅkīrtana at the house of Advaita Prabhu, and mother Śacīdevī gave Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permission to leave. She requested Him to make Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala, His headquarters.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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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”, “congregational”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How could I make room for chanting with others in my evening?
Invite someone to join you for a few minutes of chanting this evening.
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