aiche prema, aiche ná¹›tya, aiche hari-dhvani
kÄhÄá¹… nÄhi dekhi, aiche kÄhÄá¹… nÄhi Å›uni

 aiche - such; prema - ecstatic love; aiche ná¹›tya - such dancing; aiche hari-dhvani - such vibration of the chanting of the holy name; kÄhÄá¹… - anywhere; nÄhi dekhi - I have never seen; aiche - such; kÄhÄá¹… - anywhere; nÄhi Å›uni - I never heard.


Text

“I have never before seen such ecstatic love, nor heard the vibration of the holy name of the Lord chanted in such a way, nor seen such dancing during saá¹…kÄ«rtana.â€

Purport

Because the temple of Lord JagannÄtha is situated at JagannÄtha PurÄ«, many devotees from all parts of the world came to perform saá¹…kÄ«rtana in glorification of the Lord. All these devotees were certainly seen and heard by MahÄrÄja PratÄparudra, but he herein admits that the kÄ«rtana performed by the associates of the Lord was unique. He had never before heard such saá¹…kÄ«rtana nor seen such attractive features manifest by the devotees. The members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness should go to India during the birthday ceremony of Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu at MÄyÄpur and perform saá¹…kÄ«rtana congregationally. This will attract the attention of all the important personalities in India, just as the beauty, bodily luster and saá¹…kÄ«rtana performance by the associates of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu attracted the attention of MahÄrÄja PratÄparudra. The associates of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu were unlimited during the Lord’s presence on this planet, but anyone who is pure in life and devoted to the mission of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu is to be understood as a nitya-siddha associate of the Lord.