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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.162
কীর্তন করিতে প্রভুর সর্বভাবোদয় ।
স্তম্ভ, কম্প, পুলকাশ্রু, গদ্গদ, প্রলয় ॥ ১৬২ ॥
kīrtana karite prabhura sarva-bhāvodaya
stambha, kampa, pulakāśru, gadgada, pralaya
When the Lord performed kīrtana, He manifested all kinds of transcendental symptoms. He appeared stunned and trembling, His hair stood on end, and His voice faltered. There were tears and devastation.
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During kīrtana, the Lord manifested transcendental symptoms: He appeared stunned and trembling, His hair stood on end, His voice faltered, and there were tears and devastation.
The Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu describes devastation as a combination of happiness and distress, marked by an absence of any sense of them.
In this condition, a devotee falls to the ground and bodily symptoms follow. When these symptoms become prominent, the state called pralaya, or devastation, is manifest.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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: “kīrtana”
Vipralambha · Love in separation
Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “absence”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the purport help you understand the word “devastation” in this verse?
Write one sentence today explaining pralaya using the purport’s description.
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