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Srimad BhagavatamReferences to text SB 11.2.40 |
SB 11.2.40: By chanting the holy name of the Supreme Lord, one comes to the stage of love of Godhead. Then the devotee is fixed in his vow as an eternal servant of the Lord, and he gradually becomes very much attached to a particular name and form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As his heart melts with ecstatic love, he laughs very loudly or cries or shouts. Sometimes he sings and dances like a madman, for he is indifferent to public opinion.
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| “Saying this, My spiritual master taught Me a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. It is the essence of all the Bhāgavatam’s instructions; therefore he recited this verse again and again. Lord Caitanya in Five Features |
| CC 1.7.93 |
| “ ‘When a person is actually advanced and takes pleasure in chanting the holy name of the Lord, who is very dear to him, he is agitated and loudly chants the holy name. He also laughs, cries, becomes agitated and chants just like a madman, not caring for outsiders.’ Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places |
| CC 2.9.262 |
| “ ‘When a person is actually advanced and takes pleasure in chanting the holy name of the Lord, who is very dear to him, he is agitated and loudly chants the holy name. He also laughs, cries, becomes agitated and chants just like a madman, not caring for outsiders.’ Life's Ultimate Goal -- Love of Godhead |
| CC 2.23.41 |
| “ ‘When a person is actually advanced and takes pleasure in chanting the holy name of the Lord, who is very dear to him, he is agitated and loudly chants the holy name. He also laughs, cries, becomes agitated and chants like a madman, not caring for outsiders.’ How All the Residents of Varanasi Became Vaishnavas |
| CC 2.25.141 |
| “ ‘When a person is actually advanced and takes pleasure in chanting the holy name of the Lord, who is very dear to him, he is agitated and loudly chants the holy name. He also laughs, cries, becomes agitated and chants just like a madman, not caring for outsiders.’ The Glories of Srila Haridasa Thakura |
| CC 3.3.179 |
| Chapter 19: Further Talks with Prakasananda Teachings of Lord Caitanya |
| TLC 19 |
| Chapter 23: Why Study the Vedanta-sutra? Teachings of Lord Caitanya |
| TLC 23 |
| Our master, the Personality of Godhead Nārāyaṇa, who alone rules the three worlds, whom one can serve in meditation, and who happily shares His personal domain, is manifest before us. Yet still we beg for the service of some minor lord of a few villages, some lowly man who can only meagerly reward us. Alas, what foolish wretches we are! Mukunda-mala-stotra |
| MM 17 |
| My mind cannot turn from Śrī Kṛṣṇa''s lotus feet, even for a moment. So let my dear ones and other relatives criticize me, my superiors accept or reject me as they like, the common people spread evil gossip about me, and my family''s reputation be sullied. For a madman like me, it is honor enough to feel this flood of love of Godhead, which brings such sweet emotions of attraction for my Lord. Mukunda-mala-stotra |
| MM 42 |
| One who understands perfectly the process of devotional service in love of Godhead becomes intoxicated in its discharge. Sometimes he becomes stunned in ecstasy and thus enjoys his whole self, being engaged in the service of the Supreme Self. Narada Bhakti Sutra |
| NBS 6 |