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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India
Madhya 7.80Madhya 7.82

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.81

কেহ নাচে, কেহ গায়, ‘শ্রীকৃষ্ণ’ ‘গোপাল’ ।

প্রেমেতে ভাসিল লোক, — স্ত্রী-বৃদ্ধ-আবাল ॥ ৮১ ॥

keha nāce, keha gāya, ‘śrī-kṛṣṇa’ ‘gopāla’

premete bhāsila loka, — strī-vṛddha-ābāla

Translation

Everyone — including children, old men and women — began to dance and to chant the holy names of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Gopāla. In this way they all floated in the ocean of love of Godhead.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Everyone Joins in Chanting and Love

  1. 1

    Everyone joined in, including children, old men and women.

  2. 2

    They began to dance and chant the holy names of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Gopāla.

  3. 3

    In this way they all floated in the ocean of love of Godhead.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. keha nācesomeone dances
  2. keha gāyasomeone chants
  3. śrī-kṛṣṇaLord Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s name
  4. gopālaGopāla’s name
  5. premetein love of Godhead
  6. bhāsilafloated
  7. lokaall the people
  8. strīwomen
  9. vṛddhaold men
  10. ā-bālafrom the children
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Key ideas in this verse

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: “chant”, “names of”

  • 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: “love of godhead”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does everyone’s participation encourage me to join in chanting?

Practice

Chant the holy names of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Gopāla today.

Live this todayEveryone Joins in Chanting and LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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