Madhya-līlāChapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 11.218

kīrtana-ārambhe prema uthali' calila

nīlācala-vāsī loka dhāñā āila

SYNONYMS

kīrtana-ārambhein the beginning of the sańkīrtana; 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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