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Chapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Verse 218 of 239
Cc Madhya 11.218

কীর্তনআরম্ভে প্রেম উথলিঽ চলিল নীলাচলবাসী লোক ধাঞা আইল

कीर्तनआरम्भे प्रेम उथलिऽ चलिल नीलाचलवासी लोक धाञा आइल

kīrtana-ārambhe prema uthali' calila nīlācala-vāsī loka dhāñā āila

Synonyms

kīrtana-ārambhe—in the beginning of the saṅkīrtana; prema—ecstasy of love; uthali'—overpowering; calila—began to proceed; nīlācala-vāsī—all the residents of Jagannātha Purī; loka—people; dhāñā—running; āila—came..

Translation

When the congregational chanting began, ecstatic love immediately overflooded everything, and all the residents of Jagannātha Purī came running.

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