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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.62
কৃষ্ণ বলি’ আচার্য প্রভুরে করেন বিনয় ।
দেখিয়া সকল লোক হইল বিস্ময় ॥ ৬২ ॥
kṛṣṇa bali’ ācārya prabhure karena vinaya
dekhiyā sakala loka ha-ila vismaya
When the spiritual master of the Buddhists began to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and submitted to Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, all the people who were gathered there were astonished.
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The spiritual master of the Buddhists began chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.
He submitted to Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Everyone gathered there was astonished by what they witnessed.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
The mood of Madhya 9 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:
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then proceeded farther, arriving at Setubandha Rāmeśvara. At Śrī Śaila-parvata, the Lord met Lord Śiva and his wife Durgā in the dress of a brāhmaṇa and brāhmaṇī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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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: “chant”, “holy name”, “chanting”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “gathered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the teacher’s submission invite you to reflect on in your own devotion?
Chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name and offer a brief prayer expressing your willingness to submit to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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