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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.156
আনন্দে নাচয়ে সবে বলি’ ‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ ।
আচার্য-মন্দির হৈল শ্রীবৈকুণ্ঠপুরী ॥ ১৫৬ ॥
ānande nācaye sabe bali’ ‘hari’ ‘hari’
ācārya-mandira haila śrī-vaikuṇṭha-purī
Everyone was chanting the holy names of Hari and dancing. In this way the domicile of Advaita Ācārya was converted into Śrī Vaikuṇṭha Purī.
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Everyone was chanting the holy names of Hari.
Everyone was also dancing.
In this way, the home of Advaita Ācārya was converted into Śrī Vaikuṇṭha Purī.
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”, “names of”, “hari”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you make room for chanting the holy names of Hari in your home?
Spend a few minutes today chanting the holy names of Hari at home.
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