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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.15
চূড়া পাঞা মহাপ্ৰভুর আনন্দিত মন ।
বহু নৃত্যগীত কৈল লঞা ভক্তগণ ॥ ১৫ ॥
cūḍā pāñā mahāprabhura ānandita mana
bahu nṛtya-gīta kaila lañā bhakta-gaṇa
When the Deity’s helmet fell upon His head, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became very pleased, and thus He chanted and danced in various ways with His devotees.
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The Deity’s helmet fell upon Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s head.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became very pleased.
He expressed His pleasure by chanting and dancing in various ways with His devotees.
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”, “chanting”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can chanting become an expression of devotional joy for me?
Set aside a brief time today to chant joyfully and dance.
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