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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 13: The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yātrā |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 13.14
mahāprabhu 'maṇimā' 'maṇimā' kare dhvani
nānā-vādya-kolāhale kichui nā śuni
SYNONYMS
mahāprabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; maṇimā maṇimā — an honorific; kare — makes; dhvani — the sound; nānā — various; vādya — of musical instruments; kolāhale — by the tumultuous sound; kichui — anything; nā — not; śuni — can hear.
TRANSLATION
While the Lord was transported from the throne to the car, tumultuous sounds were made on various musical instruments. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was chanting "Maṇimā! Maṇimā!" but He could not be heard.
PURPORT
The word maṇimā is used to address a respectable person in Orissa. Lord Jagannātha was being respectfully addressed by Śrī Caitanya in this way.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness