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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.82
দেখি’ নিত্যানন্দ প্রভু কহে ভক্তগণে ।
এইরূপে নৃত্য আগে হবে গ্রামে-গ্রামে ॥ ৮২ ॥
dekhi’ nityānanda prabhu kahe bhakta-gaṇe
ei-rūpe nṛtya āge habe grāme-grāme
Upon seeing the chanting and dancing of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Lord Nityānanda predicted that later there would be dancing and chanting in every village.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Nityānanda predicted that chanting and dancing would spread to every village. This prediction applies not only to India but to the whole world.
By His grace, devotees are traveling from village to village, carrying the Deity and distributing literatures throughout the world.
Those preaching Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s message should strictly follow His footsteps. Following the rules and regulations and chanting sixteen rounds daily will make their preaching successful.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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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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: “chanting”
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “distributing”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “grace”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I give more serious attention to chanting and following Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s instructions?
Set aside an uninterrupted time today for chanting, keeping the instruction to chant sixteen rounds daily in view.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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