Guest guest Posted December 24, 1999 Report Share Posted December 24, 1999 > Where is it stated that Lord Caitanya would hold kirtan for several hours > every evening when He was in Puri? > > CC Adi 17.34 states: "Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu regularly led congregational > chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra in the house of Srivasa Thakura > every night for one full year." Does the C. Bhagavat clarify that these > were night-long kirtanas? PERIOD 8 (10:48 P.M. - 3:36 A.M.) MIDNIGHT PASTIMES srivas-angana avrto nija-ganaih sarddham prabhu-bhyam natann- uccais-tala-mrdanga-vadana-parair gayad-bhir-ullasayan bhramyan srila-gadadharena sahito naktam vibhaty-adbhutam svagare sayanalaye svapiti yas tam gauram-adhyemy-aham Continuing well into the night, the Lord dances and dances in the courtyard of Srivasa, surrounded by His most intimate devotees. His most ecstatic sing is accompanied by His devotees who are expert in playing rhythms loudly on the mridanga drums. He wanders and dances with Sri Gadadhara Prabhu in the most astonishinng way, throughout the night, until just before dawn. Then He returns to His own home, where retires to His bedchamber and falls asleep with His wife. I thus meditate on the daily pastimes of Sri Gaura-nataraja. SRIMAN-MAHAPRABHOR-ASTA-KALIYA-LILA-SMARANA-MANGALA -STOTRAM (AUSPICIOUS PRAYERS FOR REMEMBERING THE EIGHT-FOLD DAILY PASTIMES OF SRI CAITANYA MAHAPRABHU) by Srila Visvanatha Chakravarti Thakura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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