Tovú १६वें
The Redā-kirtana Pastimes
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TPBANSIATION
The King said, "Upon seeing all these devotees, I am much astonished, for I have never seen such an effulgence.
TEXT 95
কোটিসূৰ্য-সম সব—উজ্জ্বল-বৰণ । কভ নাছি শুনি এই মধুৰ কীৰ্তন ॥ ৯৫ ॥
koṭi-sūrya-sama saba—ujjvala-varaṇa kabhu nāhi śuṇi ei madhura kirtaṇa
SYNONYMS
koṭi-sūrya-sama —equal to the shining of millions of suns;  saba —all of them;  ujjvala-varaṇa —very bright luster;  kabhu nāhi śuni —I have never heard;  ei —this;  madhura kīrtana —such melodious performance of congregational chanting.
TRANSLATION
“Indeed, their effulgence is like the brilliance of a million suns. Nor have I ever heard the Lord’s names chanted so melodiously.
PURPORT
Such are the symptoms of pure devotees when they are chanting. All the pure devotees are as bright as sunshine, and their bodily luster is very effulgent. In addition, their performance of  saṅkīrtana  is unparalleled. There are many professional chanters who can perform congregational chanting with various musical instruments in an artistic and musical way, but their chanting cannot be as attractive as the congregational chanting of pure devotees. If a devotee sticks strictly to the principles governing Vaiṣṇava behavior, his bodily luster will naturally be attractive, and his singing and chanting of the holy names of the Lord will be effective. People will appreciate such  kīrtana  without hesitation. Even dramas about the pastimes of Lord Caitanya or Śrī Kṛṣṇa should be played by devotees. Such dramas will immediately interest an audience and be full of potency. The students of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness should note these two points and try to apply these principles in their spreading of the Lord's glories.
Text 96
ঐছে প্রেম, ঐছে নৃত্য, ঐছে হরিধ্বনি । কাহাঁ নাছি দেখি, ঐছে কাহাঁ নাছি শুনি ॥ ৯৬ ॥