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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.10
এইমত মহাপ্রভু চলিলা নীলাচলে ।
চারি ভক্ত সঙ্গে কৃষ্ণকীর্তন-কুতূহলে ॥ ১০ ॥
ei-mata mahāprabhu calilā nīlācale
cāri bhakta saṅge kṛṣṇa-kīrtana-kutūhale
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu proceeded toward Jagannātha Purī with four of His devotees, and He chanted the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, with great eagerness.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu proceeded toward Jagannātha Purī with four of His devotees.
As He traveled, He chanted the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.
His chanting was filled with great eagerness.
Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.
The mood of Madhya 4 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:
Passing along the path of Chatrabhoga and coming to Vṛddhamantreśvara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached the border of Orissa. On His way He enjoyed transcendental bliss by chanting and begging alms in different villages.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “chanted”, “holy name”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I bring more eagerness to chanting the holy name?
Take a few moments today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra with eager attention.
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