CC Madhya 11.218

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

CC Madhya 11.217

CC Madhya 11.219

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 218

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.