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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.5
ফাল্গুনের শেষে দোলযাত্রা সে দেখিল ।
প্রেমাবেশে তাঁহা বহু নৃত্যগীত কৈল ॥ ৫ ॥
phālgunera śeṣe dola-yātrā se dekhila
premāveśe tāṅhā bahu nṛtya-gīta kaila
At the end of the month of Phālguna, He witnessed the Dola-yātrā ceremony, and in His usual ecstatic love of God, He chanted and danced in various ways on the occasion.
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At the end of Phālguna, the Lord witnessed the Dola-yātrā ceremony.
On that occasion, He chanted and danced in various ways.
His chanting and dancing expressed His usual ecstatic love of God.
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:
He saw the Dola-yātrā festival during the month of Phālguna, and in the month of Caitra He liberated Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya. During the month of Vaiśākha, He began to tour South India.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: “chanted”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “ecstatic love”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the Lord’s love of God shape your understanding of His chanting and dancing?
Spend a brief moment chanting today, remembering the Lord’s loving celebration.
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