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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.100
সেইজন নিজ-গ্রামে করিয়া গমন ।
‘কৃষ্ণ’ বলি’ হাসে, কান্দে, নাচে অনুক্ষণ ॥ ১০০ ॥
sei-jana nija-grāme kariyā gamana
‘kṛṣṇa’ bali’ hāse, kānde, nāce anukṣaṇa
Each of these empowered persons would return to his own village, always chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and sometimes laughing, crying and dancing.
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Each empowered person returned to his own village.
These persons were always chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.
Sometimes they laughed, cried and danced as they chanted.
Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.
The mood of Madhya 7 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:
The Lord began chanting the mantra “ kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa he. ” In whatever village He spent the night, whenever a person came to see Him in His shelter, the Lord implored him to preach the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. After teaching the people of one village, the Lord proceeded to other villages to increase devotees.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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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”, “holy name”
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: “crying”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you make chanting part of your life at home?
Set aside a short time at home today to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.
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